nondescript

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No one could ever have called her nondescript, or have extolled any particular grace of form or feature.

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  1. adjective Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: "This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript” (Katherine Anne Porter).

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  • The rest were nondescript, as yet differentiated—yet nondescripts, thought Harriet, were the most difficult of all human beings to analyze. —  Gaudy Night Dorothy L Sayers -3rd Lord Peter WImsey/Harriet Vane book
  • He was nondescript, and not at all like Jenny's impression of someone from Mundania. —  The Color of Her Panties
  • In addition to the old structures, modern buildings in Italy -- nondescript apartment houses and public buildings -- often don't meet current standards in seismic safety. —  Salon
  • There's not much to say about Hulk Hogan's pre - "Real American" theme song, a nondescript arena rock instrumental that's heavy on keys, wailing guitars, and explosions. —  mental_floss Blog
  • Umami Burger sits at the corner of a nondescript, almost-strip-mall space on La Brea Boulevard just a little south of Wilshire. —  Serious Eats
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  1. non- + Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībere, to describe; see describe.

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  1. from Latin non, not, + descriptus, past participle of describere, describe: see describe.
 

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