unemphatic

adjective

un·em·phat·ic ˌən-im-ˈfa-tik

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: not having or characterized by special emphasis or stress : not emphatic

unemphatic speech

a calm, unemphatic tone of voice

unemphatically

ˌən-im-ˈfa-ti-k(ə-)lē

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adverb

speaking slowly and unemphatically

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

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