unimpressiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnɪmˈprɛsɪv/, U.S.

/ˌənᵻmˈprɛsɪv/

(un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unimpressive or unimposing

unimpressive1796

unimposing1809

1796 T. Gisborne Walks in Forest (ed. 2) vi. 121 Does Truth, disclosed from heaven,..her sacred shafts behold Bound unimpressive from the callous heart?

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxxiii. 324 The slovenly and unimpressive manner in which the witness is sworn.

1880 C. Wicksteed in S. Brooke's Life & Lett. (1917) I. 330 Look at the men who pass into the shades of our theology—impassive, unimpressive shades!

Derivatives

unimˈpressively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > [adverb]

commonly1682

unimpressively1832

unsurprisingly1961

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] > unimpressively or unimposingly

unimpressively1832

unimposingly1880

1832 J. S. Mill Let. 29 May (1910) I. 30 The opinions I have put forth in these different articles..are expressed so coldly and unimpressively that I can scarcely bear to look back upon such poor stuff.

unimˈpressiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious

irksomeness1533

wearisomeness1579

inanity1603

tediositya1625

drynessa1637

unliveliness1643

flatness1649

tedium1662

tiresomeness1668

aridity1692

languor1741

dullness1751

uninterestingness1794

ponderousness1801

yawniness1805

unimpressiveness1827

slowness1828

grey1830

fadeness1837

woodenness1854

tristeness1866

boresomeness1883

boringness1893

stodginess1899

monochrome1962

1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 107 The accuracy and unimpressiveness of Algebraic characters.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. 221 The variety is in some degree a cause of comparative unimpressiveness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	unimpressive
释义	unimpressiveadj. Brit. /ˌʌnɪmˈprɛsɪv/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈprɛsɪv/ (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unimpressive or unimposing unimpressive1796 unimposing1809 1796 T. Gisborne Walks in Forest (ed. 2) vi. 121 Does Truth, disclosed from heaven,..her sacred shafts behold Bound unimpressive from the callous heart? 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxxiii. 324 The slovenly and unimpressive manner in which the witness is sworn. 1880 C. Wicksteed in S. Brooke's Life & Lett. (1917) I. 330 Look at the men who pass into the shades of our theology—impassive, unimpressive shades! Derivatives unimˈpressively adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > lack of wonder > [adverb] commonly1682 unimpressively1832 unsurprisingly1961 the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] > unimpressively or unimposingly unimpressively1832 unimposingly1880 1832 J. S. Mill Let. 29 May (1910) I. 30 The opinions I have put forth in these different articles..are expressed so coldly and unimpressively that I can scarcely bear to look back upon such poor stuff. unimˈpressiveness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > state or quality of being wearisome or tedious irksomeness1533 wearisomeness1579 inanity1603 tediositya1625 drynessa1637 unliveliness1643 flatness1649 tedium1662 tiresomeness1668 aridity1692 languor1741 dullness1751 uninterestingness1794 ponderousness1801 yawniness1805 unimpressiveness1827 slowness1828 grey1830 fadeness1837 woodenness1854 tristeness1866 boresomeness1883 boringness1893 stodginess1899 monochrome1962 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 107 The accuracy and unimpressiveness of Algebraic characters. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. 221 The variety is in some degree a cause of comparative unimpressiveness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1796
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