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imperturbable(adjective) Unshakably calm and collected. Synonyms: unflappableUsage: The cardinal seated himself before his bureau and taking a sheet of paper wrote some lines upon it, whilst D'Artagnan stood imperturbable, without showing either impatience or curiosity.
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Five syllables! No wonder it is seldom used.
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Imperturbable(adjective):Unshakably calm and collected.
Synonyms: unflappable
Usage: The cardinal seated himself before his bureau and taking a sheet of paper wrote some lines upon it, whilst D'Artagnan stood imperturbable, without showing either impatience or curiosity.
The usage of this word, as an adjective, here is not right. It reads "............. stood imperturbable, ........... Here 'imperturbable' is defining 'stood', a verb. So it should have an adverb. Hence the exemple should be read as "............... stood imperturbably. ........"
If the adjective has to be used, the sentence should be read as, ".........., whilst D'Arragnan was imperturbable, .........."
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Ravindra wrote:Imperturbable(adjective):Unshakably calm and collected.
Synonyms: unflappable
Usage: The cardinal seated himself before his bureau and taking a sheet of paper wrote some lines upon it, whilst D'Artagnan stood imperturbable, without showing either impatience or curiosity.
The usage of this word, as an adjective, here is not right. It reads "............. stood imperturbable, ........... Here 'imperturbable' is defining 'stood', a verb. So it should have an adverb. Hence the exemple should be read as "............... stood imperturbably. ........"
If the adjective has to be used, the sentence should be read as, ".........., whilst D'Arragnan was imperturbable, .........." +1 to you on that observation. "imperturbable" qualifies the verb "stood" , it should be an adverb, adding meaning to verb.
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Have used it in a post. It was just the word I needed. Thank you Daemon.
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I'm always imperturbable.
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I love using the word "unflappable," but it always makes me think of unhealthy birds.
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