Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not excitable; not responsive to a stimulus.
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- adjective Not
excitable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not easily excited
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Examples
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Come to think of it, it was also up against Sky 1's very good police thriller Thorne, featuring rugged David Morrissey as unexcitable detective Tom, er … Thorne.
TV Rewind: Single Father; The Pillars of the Earth; Jamie's 30-Minute Meals; Nigella Kitchen; Food: What Goes in Your Basket? Phil Hogan 2010
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I asked the governor, who is an unexcitable lawyer of about 60, if “his people” — I phrased it this way — were seeking independence from Iraq.
After Iraq 2008
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In both cases, friends say, he is doing it with an unexcitable steadiness that is a product of his Hawaiian upbringing.
The Early Word: Christmas Edition - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I asked the governor, who is an unexcitable lawyer of about 60, if “his people” — I phrased it this way — were seeking independence from Iraq.
After Iraq 2008
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In both cases, friends say, he is doing it with an unexcitable steadiness that is a product of his Hawaiian upbringing.
The Early Word: Christmas Edition - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Hanna juxtaposed the "gentle, soft spoken and apparently unexcitable" Scott with the "cigar chewing, loud voiced movie impresario" of the old days and suggested that Scott epitomized a new kind of Hollywood producer, thoughtful men "with a more objective attitude toward the screen's function — and consequently a more detached view of their own importance."
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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Obama was cool, diffident, above it all -- unflustered, unflappable, unexcitable and downright unexciting.
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Yet Senator Obama has turned out to be the very contrary of all this: thoughtful, unexcitable, soothing.
Benjamin R. Barber: The Conservative Wins Again! Barack Obama by a Landslide 2008
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Tyrone follows behind her, his usually unexcitable face animated.
Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008
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That's why some otherwise unexcitable Mexicans are profoundly nervous about what the next six months may hold.
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