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Etymology
Etymology tree English imperturbable Middle English -ly English -ly English imperturbably From imperturbable + -ly.
Meanings
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In an imperturbable manner; calmly.
‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 201:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most imperturbably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more imperturbably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |