nondescript
nondescript · nondescripts
A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identifiedA species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
UK/ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt/US/nɑndəˈskɹɪpt/
» The key was hidden under a nondescript stone.
Meaning
3 sensesA species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.
(UK)An unmarked police car.
More definitions
- a person who is not easily classified and not very interesting
Examples
4 sentencesThe key was hidden under a nondescript stone.
We found it in a nondescript box in the attic.
And me, I was born in a nondescript town in the inland.
He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
deEr ist unscheinbar, unnahbar und undurchschaubar.
Origin
From non- + descript (from Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō).From non- + descript (from Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō).
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