un·ex·pres·sive

[uhn-ik-spres-iv]
adjective
1.
not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
2.
Obsolete, inexpressible.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-1 + expressive

un·ex·pres·sive·ly, adverb
un·ex·pres·sive·ness, noun
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unexpressive

adjective
deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: deadpan
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Unexpressive is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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
He has even, with some covert apologies, coined a barbarous and yet not unexpressive name for himself.
He could have put them to sleep with his unexpressive, drab voice.
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