undemonstrative
adj/ˌʌn dəˈmɒn stɹə tɪv/
Etymology From un- + demonstrative.
1
Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
- It was a godsend when an undemonstrative ewe and demonstrative lamb came in.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 30:
- Derived terms
- undemonstratively, undemonstrativeness