in distinctive

adjective

without distinctive characteristics.

incapable of or not making a distinction; undiscriminating.

Origin:
1840–50; in-³ + distinctive

Related forms

in·dis·tinc·tive·ly, adverb

in·dis·tinc·tive·ness, noun

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indistinctive (ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪv)

—*adj*
1.	without distinctive qualities
2.	unable to make distinctions; undiscriminating

indis'tinctively

—*adv*

indis'tinctiveness

—n

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