Unimpress

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Too fail to impress positively; to leave very little impression or a bad impression;

    "'Twas on a morning, ere the Spring Had quickened ev'ry mortal thing, Within a place where students bring Their stomachs pranky, heads not full, Fresh as the sod, and raw from school ; To gather aids from dusty books Which unimpress their varied looks."

Example

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"'Twas on a morning, ere the Spring Had quickened ev'ry mortal thing, Within a place where students bring Their stomachs pranky, heads not full, Fresh as the sod, and raw from school ; To gather aids from dusty books Which unimpress their varied looks."

Etymology

From un- + impress or back formation from unimpressed.

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