understated
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editunderstated (comparative more understated, superlative most understated)
- Restrained and unpretentious.
- 1961 January, “The latest in Continental electric multiple-units and their operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47:
- In contrast to the ETR220's understated green and grey livery, the Swedish train's livery is startling "Paprika" red with white stripes.
Translations
editrestrained and unpretentious
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Verb
editunderstated
- simple past and past participle of understate
References
edit- “understated”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.