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unflashy

adj

Etymology

From un- + flashy.

  1. derived from flasshen
  2. suffixed as flashy — “flash + y”
  3. prefixed as unflashy — “un + flashy”

Definitions

  1. Not flashy.

    • He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent.
    • She was nothing like the wild supermodels and party girls he had been dating. Ms. Hamm has unflashy clothes, jewelry and ways and is the opposite of high-maintenance.
    • Sunak has been keen to assemble a cabinet largely in his own image - straightforward, unflashy and low-profile - and is likely to prioritise others who fit this mould.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA