inexpressive
not expressive; lacking in expression.
Obsolete. inexpressible.
Origin of inexpressive
1Other words from inexpressive
- in·ex·pres·sive·ly, adverb
- in·ex·pres·sive·ness, noun
Words Nearby inexpressive
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How to use inexpressive in a sentence
The dawn of the March morning is singularly inexpressive, and there is nothing to show where the eastern horizon lies.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyAlmost—not quite; in spite of its inexpressive speech, the narrow house is aware and sensitive beyond, as it were, its poor power.
The Rhythm of Life | Alice MeynellSimplicity, healthy goodness, the radiance of unsmirched youth seemed to his eyes wholly inexpressive.
December Love | Robert Hichens"I wonder what made you feel you could," he said, still in the same curiously inexpressive way.
December Love | Robert HichensIt was plain she was a little puzzled, and took refuge in the conveniently inexpressive "really."
The Silver Butterfly | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
British Dictionary definitions for inexpressive
/ (ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪv) /
lacking in expression: an inexpressive face
an archaic word for inexpressible
Derived forms of inexpressive
- inexpressively, adverb
- inexpressiveness, noun
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