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undemonstrative

[ uhn-duh-mon-struh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.

    Synonyms: , , ,



undemonstrative

/ ˌʌԻɪˈɒԲٰəɪ /

adjective

  1. tending not to show the feelings; of a reserved nature
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԻˈDzԲٰپԱ, noun
  • ˌܲԻˈDzԲٰپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲd·Dzsٰ·پ· adverb
  • ܲd·Dzsٰ·پ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of undemonstrative1

First recorded in 1840–50; un- 1 + demonstrative
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Fletcher and Bayliss may have been just as undemonstrative - and Flower had a comparably successful playing career - but none had McCullum's star quality.

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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.

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In “Colonial Revival” a whole life – “cool, dry, bottled” – is related in three pages, in a style that is undemonstrative but full of feeling.

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As he went from doubted boy to Super Bowl winner, the audience didn’t always appreciate the peculiar quality of his character, so muted and undemonstrative.

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Varney had narrow, undemonstrative eyes, gray eyes, as though they were issued by the Marine Corps.

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