undemonstrative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
un- + demonstrative
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ˌʌn dəˈmɒn stɹə tɪv/
Adjective[edit]
undemonstrative (comparative more undemonstrative, superlative most undemonstrative)
- Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
- 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 30:
- It was a godsend when an undemonstrative ewe and demonstrative lamb came in.