All 7 Uses of
imperturbable
in
Bleak House
- His imperturbable face has been as inexpressive as his rusty clothes.†
Chpt 10-12 *
- But it's chafing and galling—it's— it's worse than your smattering chattering magpie of a grandmother," to the imperturbable Judy, who only looks at the fire, "to know he has got what's wanted and won't give it up.†
Chpt 25-27
- Mr. Tulkinghorn is as imperturbable as the hearthstone to which he has quietly walked.†
Chpt 37-39
- "Now, let us see," says Mr. Tulkinghorn, tapping his chin with the key and looking imperturbably at her, "how this matter stands."†
Chpt 40-42
- Imperturbable and unchangeable as he is, there is still an indefinable freedom in his manner which is new and which does not escape this woman's observation.†
Chpt 46-48
- Thus, a terrible impression steals upon and overshadows her that from this pursuer, living or dead—obdurate and imperturbable before her in his well-remembered shape, or not more obdurate and imperturbable in his coffin-bed—there is no escape but in death.†
Chpt 55-57
- Thus, a terrible impression steals upon and overshadows her that from this pursuer, living or dead—obdurate and imperturbable before her in his well-remembered shape, or not more obdurate and imperturbable in his coffin-bed—there is no escape but in death.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(imperturbable) not easily upset or disturbed