undemonstrative

Etymology

un- + demonstrative

adj

  1. Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
    It was a godsend when an undemonstrative ewe and demonstrative lamb came in. 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 30

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