demonstratively
adverb
in a way that is demonstrative.
undemonstratively
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a word derived from
demonstratively.
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a word derived from
undemonstrative.
undemonstrativeadjectivenot given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
Example Sentences
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They just change their tactics and the movie stays toughly, undemonstratively onside with the CIA good guys.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2013
Instead, Preminger deftly and undemonstratively evokes the shortcomings of the system, its failure to account for aspects of human behavior that defy rationality, that contradict self-interest and confound tidy chains of cause and effect.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
He brought a lot of pain to the role, undemonstratively, holding it in, with not a hint of self pity.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2010
Though Eugene dearly, if undemonstratively, loves his family, he announces the members of the household like coming attractions he would rather not see.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ground-floor had been altered for her accommodation, the furniture chosen in accordance with her known tastes or with old memories, all undemonstratively prepared while yet she had not decided on her consent.
From Clever Woman of the Family by Charlotte Mary Yonge
