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undistinguished

[uhn-di-sting-gwisht] Origin

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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undistinguished (ˌʌndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt)
 
adj
1.  not particularly good or bad: an undistinguished career
2.  without distinction: undistinguished features

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undistinguished
1598, "not kept distinct," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of distinguish. Meaning "not elevated above others" is attested from 1600.
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