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in-expressive
in·ex·pres·sive
/
ˌɪn
ɪkˈsprɛs
ɪv
/
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[
in-ik-
spres
-iv
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
not
expressive
; lacking in
expression
.
2.
Obsolete
,
inexpressible
.
Origin:
1645–55;
in-
3
+
expressive
Related forms
in·ex·pres·sive·ly,
adverb
in·ex·pres·sive·ness,
noun
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inexpressive
(ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪv)
—
adj
1.
lacking in expression:
an inexpressive face
2.
an archaic word for
inexpressible
inex'pressively
—
adv
inex'pressiveness
—
n
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