un·ex·pressed

[uhn-ik-sprest]
adjective
1.
not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like: an unexpressed desire.
2.
tacit; understood without explicit statement: an unexpressed agreement.

Origin:
1555–65; un-1 + express + -ed2

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unexpressed (ˌʌnɪkˈsprɛst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not expressed or said
2.  understood without being expressed

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Unexpressed is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Unexpressed impressions and subjective intent are meaningless and irrelevant.
It was as if a gigantic dam opened-a dam behind which unexpressed words and
  gestures were piled up.
Does not protect against discrimination based on unexpressed genetic conditions.
Work out anything and everything that lies unexpressed.
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