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nondescript
What does nondescript mean?
nondescript (adjective): lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use nondescript in a sentence?
- Women dressed in nondescript clothes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A nondescript novel. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce nondescript?
/nɑndəˈskɹɪpt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does nondescript come from?
From non- + descript (from Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “nondescript” mean?
greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange
Not quite: that's what outlandish means.
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
Not quite: that's what brittle means.
lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
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having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking
Not quite: that's what judicious means.
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