making no distinction; incapable of distinguishing
Derived forms
indistinctively (ˌindisˈtinctively)
adverb
indistinctive in American English
(ˌindɪˈstɪŋktɪv)
adjective
1.
without distinctive characteristics
2.
incapable of or not making a distinction; undiscriminating
Derived forms
indistinctively
adverb
indistinctiveness
noun
Word origin
[1840–50; in-3 + distinctive]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, colloid, creationism, flan, set piece
Examples of 'indistinctive' in a sentence
indistinctive
Microscopic examinations may fail due to indistinctive morphological peculiarities of causative species.
Nadim Yılmazer, Şadiye Kaplan Küçük, Gürkan Akyıldız, Ayşen Gargılı, Sırrı Kar 2017, 'Cryptosporidiosis in Humans with Reference to the First Case of Cryptosporidium hominisInfection in Turkey', Haseki Tıp Bültenihttp://www.hasekidergisi.com/article_15428/Cryptosporidiosis-In-Humans-With-Reference-To-The-First-Case-Of-Cryptosporidium-Hominis-Infection-In-Turkey. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Because the clinical features of pagetoid reticulosis are indistinctive, pagetoid reticulosis may progress for years before accurate diagnosis.
Reiko Suzaki, Ken Kobayashi, Sumiko Ishizaki, Mariko Fujibayashi, Masaru Tanaka 2010, 'Dermoscopic Features of CD8-Positive Solitary Pagetoid Reticulosis on the Left Leg',Dermatology Research and Practicehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/850416. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The stomach was composed of three indistinctive separate parts namely sacciform forestomach, tubiform forestomach, and hindstomach.
Mahmoud Badran Shoeib, Amin Hassanin, Mohamed Elnasharty 2015, 'Morphological and morphometric characteristics of gastric mucosa in western grey kangaroo(Macropus fuliginosus)', Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Researchhttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=167209. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)