unimpressive 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- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive English unimpressive From un- + impressive.
Meanings
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Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression.
In a culture dominated by the young, fun and hard-bodied, the middle-aged big man struggles for visibility; he is dismissed as unimpressive, a cultural dead weight.
2024 August 15, Aaron Timms, “Embrace Your Summer Dad Bod. These Movies Show You the Way.”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unimpressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unimpressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unimpressively · unimpressiveness
Translations (2)
bg не впечатляващ (lacking the ability to impress) · de unbeeindruckend (lacking the ability to impress)