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unexpressed

[uhn-ik-sprest]
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adjective
  1. not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like: an unexpressed desire.
  2. tacit; understood without explicit statement: an unexpressed agreement.
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Origin of unexpressed

First recorded in 1555–65; un-1 + express + -ed2
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Related Words

implicit, implied, inarticulate, tacit, unspoken

Examples from the Web for unexpressed

Historical Examples

  • And immediately in the public mind crept an unexpressed question.

    The Twins of Suffering Creek

    Ridgwell Cullum

  • It was evident he was in the throes of unexpressed affection.

    Pirate Gold

    Frederic Jesup Stimson

  • How does so much heart, how does so much sweetness, all unexpressed, appear?

    The Children

    Alice Meynell

  • Unexpressed Will desired to find expression, to become manifest.

  • But for her castles in Spain she must have burst with her unexpressed desires.

British Dictionary definitions for unexpressed

unexpressed

adjective
  1. not expressed or said
  2. understood without being expressed
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