MEANING
Having no striking or distinguishing characteristics.
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- nondescript building
- nondescript street
- nondescript coat
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They met in a nondescript building.
The entrance opened onto a nondescript street.
His nondescript coat helped him blend into the crowd.
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- nondescript
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Forms: More nondescript; most nondescript. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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