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unsmiling
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unsmiling
(adjective)
unsmiling
/ˌʌn
ˈ
smaɪlɪŋ/
adjective
unsmiling
/ˌʌn
ˈ
smaɪlɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSMILING
[
more unsmiling; most unsmiling
]
somewhat formal
:
not smiling
:
serious and unfriendly
The soldiers were tense and
unsmiling
.
an
unsmiling
woman
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