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undemonstrative

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undemonstrative /ˌʌndɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/ adjective
undemonstrative
/ˌʌndɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNDEMONSTRATIVE
[more undemonstrative; most undemonstrative]
: not showing emotion or feelings in a free and open way : not demonstrative不外露感情的;含蓄的
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undemonstrative

adjective

un·​de·​mon·​stra·​tive ˌən-di-ˈmän(t)-strə-tiv How to pronounce undemonstrative (audio)
: restrained in expression of feeling : reserved
undemonstratively adverb
undemonstrativeness noun

Example Sentences

His father was distant and undemonstrative. an undemonstrative person by nature, he nevertheless loved his wife very much
Recent Examples on the Web The life of the ultimate Robber Baron, Silicon Valley’s view of tomorrow, fresh fiction from a Nobel laureate and more. Honesty is perhaps the virtue that this novel, in its undemonstrative way, most extols. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Johnson is squarely undemonstrative, as well as something less than completely open. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 Apr. 2022 But his mother was the warmer presence; her husband was a wry but undemonstrative World War II veteran devoted to his family but preoccupied with keeping the business afloat and prone, in Mr. Graham’s early years, to drinking. New York Times, 14 Aug. 2021 The Tufan Derince Trio The Tufan Derince Trio was decidedly undemonstrative onstage, but its set of Kurdish wedding music was a whirlwind. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2020 For his entire 14-year career, Manning's easy, undemonstrative demeanor has been mistaken for complacency. The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 31 Dec. 2017 But the comedy is pierced with jagged flashbacks to her dead best friend, Boo—and tragic loss is also at the core of Fleabag’s difficult relationship with her family, especially her stiff, undemonstrative father. Yohana Desta, VanityFair.com, 13 June 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of undemonstrative was in 1836
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