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unsuˈggestive, a.
(un-1 7).
1797Lamb Let. to Coleridge 10 Jan., My eyes are heavy and sleepy, and my brain unsuggestive. 1866M. Lemon F. Lyle II. 198 A single cup and saucer,..a diminutive teapot!—so unsuggestive of the pleasant gossip with which ‘taking tea’ is generally associated. 1900Daily News 23 Feb. 5/1 The design was unsuggestive of date.
Hence unsuˈggestiveness.
1858Househ. Words XIX. 181/2 An expression of countenance which..was a combination of aggression and pronounced patience, with a dogged unsuggestiveness. |