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undistinguished

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un⋅dis⋅tin⋅guished

[uhn-di-sting-gwisht]
–adjective
1. having no distinguishing marks or features.
2. without any claim to distinction: an undistinguished performance.
3. unnoticed; inconspicuous: He was an undistinguished part of the crowd.
4. not separated or divided, as by sets or categories.

Origin:
1585–95; un- 1 + distinguished


1. ordinary, common, unexceptional, unremarkable.
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un·dis·tin·guished   (ŭn'dĭ-stĭng'gwĭsht)   
adj.  
    1. Marked by no peculiar quality; not distinguished; ordinary: an undistinguished appearance.

    2. Lacking particularly good qualities; mediocre: an undistinguished performance.

  1. Not separated from others into categories.

  2. Unnoticed; unperceived: an undistinguished face in the crowd.

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