undemonstrative
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of undemonstrative
First recorded in 1840–50; un- 1 + demonstrative
Vocabulary lists containing undemonstrative
Example Sentences
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Mr. Van Dyk, an American, adopts a matter-of-fact, undemonstrative style characteristic of rigorous Northern European dramas that trust the audience to draw its own conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
A four-time All-Star at age 29, is publicly undemonstrative.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Fletcher and Bayliss may have been just as undemonstrative - and Flower had a comparably successful playing career - but none had McCullum's star quality.
From BBC ● May 31, 2022
At Kerr’s games, while all the other parents yelled urgently at their kids from the stands, they would sit quietly, undemonstrative, all but still.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2022
During all of her girlhood the only respite Nel had had from her stem and undemonstrative parents was Sula.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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