Definition of "unflappable" []

• Persistently calm, whether when facing difficulties or experiencing success; not easily upset or excited. (adjective)

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• "The word unflappable has been used, correctly, and that puts him in contrast to the incumbent, who often seems not so much calm as insensate."
• "The Penguins 'coach, Dan Bylsma, says the level of hatred was so lacking as his team - which only the day before he had called "unflappable" - flapped badly against the Senators, that they had better find some by tonight's Game 2 in Pittsburgh."
• "Why oh why oh why did the Yankees think it was wise to pay $82.5 million to this 34-year-old pitcher, who has proven himself so unreliable and ineffective that the mere mention of his name causes unflappable New Yorkers to seethe?"