Unimpress
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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
More examples"'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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