underimpressed
English
Adjective
underimpressed (comparative more underimpressed, superlative most underimpressed)
- (uncommon) Not strongly impressed; underwhelmed, disappointed.
- 2004 November 7, Mark Edwards, “Pop: We'll take America”, in The Times, 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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- "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, New Zealand: Stuff, retrieved 2019-11-21:
- Stephen Colbert was underimpressed by the Kiwi cuisine which Bret McKenzie and Lucy Lawless served up.
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Antonyms
- impressed
Related terms
- impress
Verb
underimpressed
- simple past tense and past participle of underimpress