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Meanings of undemonstrative in inglés

Not given to open expression of emotion.

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        Usage of undemonstrative in inglés
        1
        She had been very silent and undemonstrative; now she embraced Adela tenderly.
        Demos
        2
        She knew not fear; her quiet, undemonstrative courage was lofty and invincible.
        The Downfall
        3
        I alone sat undemonstrative, with my sympathies in a state of repose.
        Jezebel's Daughter
        4
        He loved quietly and constantly, in a fashion as active as undemonstrative.
        A Rough Shaking
        5
        Miss Ruth was very affectionate, but a little undemonstrative sometimes in manner.
        Esther : a book for girls
        6
        Old Aaron Rockharrt was triumphant, in his sullen, dogged and undemonstrative way.
        For Woman's Love
        7
        John Jay was quiet and undemonstrative in speech, cultivating a fine reserve.
        Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 / Little J...
        8
        They are very undemonstrative, and more like peaceful villagers than rough troopers.
        Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
        9
        Bobby was as undemonstrative as a boy and rarely kissed any one.
        Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great Ci...
        10
        Ordinarily undemonstrative, he had never before shown me these signs of affection.
        Autobiography of a Yogi
        11
        Naturally undemonstrative, any expression of sympathy was hard for her to make.
        The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware
        12
        She was, I think, fond of him in her quiet undemonstrative way.
        Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
        13
        His birds, on the other hand, reflect his cautious, undemonstrative Scotch nature.
        John James Audubon
        14
        He's pretty emotionally undemonstrative, but he speaks to us with little hesitation.
        Mindhunter
        15
        He smiled in a very pleased way, and yet his greeting was undemonstrative.
        Swastika Night
        16
        Only gradually did his undemonstrative religious conservatism turn into active persecution of Christians.
        Christianity: the first three thousand years
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