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unexpressive

[ uhn-ik-spres-iv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.:
a bland and unexpressive person.
Obsolete. inexpressible.

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + expressive

With unexpressive face, the boy turned and climbed the railings.

You will love other women, and one day the unexpressive she will appear who has never once peeped into these worldly text-books.

Unexpressive, un-eks-pres′iv, adj. not expressive: incapable of being expressed.

Peace filled their souls so that they perceived the unexpressive adoration of the river, and the trees, and the solemn moonlight.

They saw the face dimly in the half-light, with unexpressive dark patches under the penthouse brows.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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