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Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.

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  1. a. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive.
  2. a. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable.
  3. adj. deliberately impassive in manner
  4. 1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive. 2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. [Obs.] Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak. -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.
  5. s deliberately impassive in manner