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undemonstrative

[uhn-duh-mon-struh-tiv] Origin

un·de·mon·stra·tive

[uhn-duh-mon-struh-tiv]
adjective
not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.

Origin:
1840–50; un-1 + demonstrative

un·de·mon·stra·tive·ly, adverb
un·de·mon·stra·tive·ness, noun


reserved, shy; unresponsive, impassive.

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Undemonstrative has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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undemonstrative (ˌʌndɪˈmɒnstrətɪv)
 
adj
tending not to show the feelings; of a reserved nature
 
unde'monstratively
 
adv
 
unde'monstrativeness
 
n

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undemonstrative
1846, "not characterized by outward expression of feelings," from un- (1) "not" + demonstrative.
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