underimpressed

English

Adjective

underimpressed (comparative more underimpressed, superlative most underimpressed)

1. (uncommon) Not strongly impressed; underwhelmed, disappointed.
   • 2004 November 7, Mark Edwards, “Pop: We'll take America”, in The Times‎^[1], London: The Times, retrieved 2019-11-21:

     America remains distinctly underimpressed with the acts we send out there, whether they’re our biggest rock bands, such as Oasis, or our smartest pop stars, such as Robbie Williams.

   • 2005 July 2, Lizette Alvarez, quoting George Galloway, “A Scotsman With the Gifts of Gab and Jab”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     "I am searching for words that are not insulting. I was very underimpressed," Mr. Galloway said.

   • 2012 August 8, Jessica Watson, “How to have a successful garage sale”, in SheKnows‎^[3], New Zealand: Stuff, retrieved 2019-11-21:

     Stephen Colbert was underimpressed by the Kiwi cuisine which Bret McKenzie and Lucy Lawless served up.

Antonyms

• impressed

Related terms

• impress

Verb

underimpressed

1. simple past and past participle of underimpress