Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Undiscriminating; making no distinctions; impartial.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Making no distinctions; not discriminating; impartial.

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  • adjective Not distinctive

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Examples

  • Alas, singer-guitarist Paul Banks's undistinctive vocals and standoffish stage presence didn't add much heat to the band's slow-burning style.

    In concert: Interpol at DAR Constitution Hall Click Track 2010

  • As undistinctive Death will come here, one day, sleep comes now.

    Reprinted Pieces 2007

  • When voices are that undistinctive, seems to me a studio could save a heck of a lot of money by just hiring relative unknowns.

    The Voice of Basil of Baker Street Steve Hulett 2007

  • He was the shorter of the two, and his clean shaven face and his undistinctive tweed clothing would have left him quite unremarkable but for his air of definite decision and purpose.

    The Heart of Unaga Ridgwell Cullum 1905

  • Not so much as a hand-bag was packed, for fear of exciting attention in the house; the undistinctive blue serge and sailor hat – supplemented subsequently by a thick veil – were selected as a travelling dress.

    The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective 1894

  • Reassured by Jack's last suggestion, her father followed him with the driver and the second man of the party, a youngish and somewhat undistinctive individual, but to whose gallant anxieties Miss Amy responded effusively.

    Tales of Trail and Town Bret Harte 1869

  • While I am at it, I might as well say that I can see no valid reason whatsoever for changing the design of the front cover: after twenty years spent in establishing the fine design of the original edition, it has been abandoned in favor of a pleasant, if undistinctive design.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3 1988

  • Alas, like the BRMC’s recent move towards undistinctive acoustic blues, this new album represents an unfortunate shift from the nuanced inventiveness of Cast of Thousands into the unfortunate territory of Travis/Coldplay clones.

    Mabuse on Music : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2005

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