unexpressed

[ uhn-ik-sprest ]

/ ˌʌn ɪkˈsprɛst /

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adjective

not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like: an unexpressed desire.

tacit; understood without explicit statement: an unexpressed agreement.

Nearby words

unexperienced, unexplained, unexploited, unexplored, unexposed, unexpressed, unexpressive, unexpurgated, unfaced, unfact, unfailing

Origin of unexpressed

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

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Examples from the Web for unexpressed

It is the inward and unexpressed feeling rather than the outward expression of dissatisfaction (cf. James 4:11).
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson
Even Mr. Seward did not pretend to refuse liberty of unexpressed sympathy with either side to an utter foreigner.
Border and Bastille|George A. Lawrence
Unless he can work off his unexpressed remnant, his limbs are not free.
The Lost Art of Reading|Gerald Stanley Lee
In this idiom the pronoun refers to an unexpressed noun (prix, choix, etc.).
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum

In addition, there was an undefined and unexpressed feeling that there might be a tragedy back of it.
The Best Policy|Elliott Flower

British Dictionary definitions for unexpressed

unexpressed

/ (ˌʌnɪkˈsprɛst) /

adjective

not expressed or said

understood without being expressed

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unexpressed

adjective

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unexpressed

adjective