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inexpressive

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in·ex·pres·sive  (nk-sprsv)
adj.
1. Lacking expression; blank: an inexpressive stare.
2. Devoid of emotion or style; flat or dull: an inexpressive violin performance.
inex·pressive·ly adv.
inex·pressive·ness n.
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Adj.1.inexpressive - not expressive; "an inexpressive face"
incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions


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He wanted to keep them hidden away and looked with amaze- ment at the quiet inexpressive hands of other men who worked beside him in the fields, or passed, driving sleepy teams on country roads.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
A flash of satisfaction illuminated for a moment the detective's inexpressive features.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
After he had taken a few turns backward and forward, alone, he was joined by a spare, quiet, gray-haired man, whose personal appearance was totally devoid of marked character of any kind; whose inexpressive face and conventionally-quiet manner presented nothing that attracted approval and nothing that inspired dislike.
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