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Unexpressive

adjective
1.
Deliberately impassive in manner.  Synonyms: deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced.  "His face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"






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"Unexpressive" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mamoe, and Temanu seized the accordion and broke into a mad upaupa. An arm's-length from Mamoe Landers simulated every pulsation of her quaking body. He was an expert, it was plain, and his handsome face, generally calm and unexpressive, was aglow with excitement. Mamoe recognized her gyratory equal in this giant, and often their bodies met in the ecstasy of their curveting. Landers, towering above her, and bigger in bone and muscle ...
— Mystic Isles of the South Seas. • Frederick O'Brien

... Of these, the rivermen were scattered loosely back of Orde, although Orde's own friends had by now gathered compactly enough at his shoulder. The mercenaries and gamblers had divided, and flanked the table at either side. Newmark, a growing wonder and disgust creeping into his usually unexpressive face, recognised the strategic advantage of this arrangement. In case of difficulty, a determined push would separate the rivermen from the gamblers long enough for the latter to disappear quietly through the ...
— The Riverman • Stewart Edward White



Words linked to "Unexpressive" :   incommunicative, uncommunicative



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