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unflashy en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English flashy English unflashy From un- + flashy.

Meanings

1. Not flashy.
   • He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent. 2000, Daniel Okrent, Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game:
   • She was nothing like the wild supermodels and party girls he had been dating. Ms. Hamm has unflashy clothes, jewelry and ways and is the opposite of high-maintenance. 2007 January 28, Lois Smith Brady, “Shannon Hamm and John Warner IV”, in New York Times:
   • Sunak has been keen to assemble a cabinet largely in his own image - straightforward, unflashy and low-profile - and is likely to prioritise others who fit this mould. 2023 July 15, Aubrey Allegretti, “Sunak eyes reshuffle: Ministers prepare for post-political careers”, in The Guardian, page 23:

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