nondescript
American
[non-di-skript]
/ ˌnɒn dɪˈskrɪpt /
adjective
-
of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind.
a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- Synonyms:
- unexceptional, ordinary, usual
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undistinguished or uninteresting; dull or insipid.
The private detective deliberately wore nondescript clothes.
noun
nondescript
British
/ ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪpt /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of nondescript
1675–85; non- + Latin dēscrīptus (past participle of dēscrībere to describe, define, represent; describe )
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