Both Uses
impassive
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- I looked around and up at Mr. Cunningham, whose face was equally impassive.
p. 175.3impassive = showing little emotion
- Atticus was standing under the street light looking as though nothing had happened: his vest was buttoned, his collar and tie were neatly in place, his watch-chain glistened, he was his impassive self again.
p. 242.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(impassive) having or revealing little emotion -- especially under circumstances others would find exciting
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)