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Nondescript

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈnɒndɪskɹɪpt

Definitions

  1. A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
  2. An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.
  3. An unmarked police car.
    UK

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Examples

“Imagination has given figure⟳ and character to centaurs, satyrs, and down to all the fairy tribe; but titles baffle even the powers of fancy, and are a chimerical non-descript.”
“In thoroughfares nigh the docks, any considerable seaport will frequently offer⟳ to view⟳ the queerest looking nondescripts from foreign parts.”
“By a nice British compromise, the enforcement car — visible just then as a white spot on the television screen — has nothing externally to show⟳ its police affiliation, but unlike the CID's nondescripts, carries two large policemen in uniform.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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