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UK
/ˌʌndəmˈɒnstɹətˌɪv/
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ADJECTIVE
- 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 ".