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undemonstrative

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[ UK /ˌʌndəmˈɒnstɹətˌɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not given to open expression of emotion

How To Use undemonstrative In A Sentence

  • His leading men are two teenage boys who are so undemonstrative as to be almost catatonic.
  • Undemonstrative, quick-witted, alert and intelligent: he has it all.
  • A modest, undemonstrative fellow, Shrubb was visibly moved as the crowd ignored the joyless Glasgow weather and offered him a spine-tingling welcome.
  • Lady Ainslie is an undemonstrative woman who rarely touches even her own son.
  • I suppose in our undemonstrative way we most commonly describe the condition as a moment of ‘peace and quiet’.
  • Mr Keston, a neat, undemonstrative figure in his blue shirt, dark blue jacket, tie and spectacles, will not be taking a radical brush to the Theatre Royal, where any cobwebs have been removed over the past decade.
  • He is undemonstrative, self-controlled and, in his radio and TV interviews, comes across as a man of sweet reason while answering questions in a deep, well-modulated voice.
  • He is well-known for his quiet, undemonstrative approach to a sport which has served him well since he took over from his father John in 1978.
  • There was no mistaking the affection between them, a quiet, undemonstrative pleasure in one another's company. TESTIMONIES
  • The switch to ready-made clothing and the business suit has sometimes made middle-class men seem "inexpressive", "anonymous", and " undemonstrative ".
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