Don Corleone in The Godfather
is the perfect example of an אָדָם מְאֻפַּק (ah-DAHM meh-oo-PAHK). He says little and does much, as suggested in פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת - Ethics of the Fathers (peer-KEH-ee ah-VOHT); although Don Corleone probably learned this from another source.This passive-intensive פּוּעַל (poo-AHL) verb means not only self-controlled, but also reserved and even restrained.
The feminine form is מְאֻפֶּקֶת (meh-oo-PEH-ket).
