unexpressive

[ uhn-ik-spres-iv ]

/ ˌʌn ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv /

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adjective

not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.

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Origin of unexpressive

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + expressive

un·ex·pres·sive·ly, adverbun·ex·pres·sive·ness, noun

With unexpressive face, the boy turned and climbed the railings.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
You will love other women, and one day the unexpressive she will appear who has never once peeped into these worldly text-books.
The Day of His Youth|Alice Brown
Unexpressive, un-eks-pres′iv, adj. not expressive: incapable of being expressed.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Peace filled their souls so that they perceived the unexpressive adoration of the river, and the trees, and the solemn moonlight.
Atm|Caroline Augusta Frazer

They saw the face dimly in the half-light, with unexpressive dark patches under the penthouse brows.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells