unexpress
English
Etymology
un- + express
Verb
unexpress (third-person singular simple present unexpresses, present participle unexpressing, simple past and past participle unexpressed)
- (transitive, rare) Hypothetically, to undo the expressing of.
- 1978, Alexander Welsh (ed.), Narrative Endings (page 95)
- For Barthes, the task of the novelist is to unexpress what has already been expressed, to deliberately play havoc with what is undeniably — and therefore frustratingly — true.
- 1978, Alexander Welsh (ed.), Narrative Endings (page 95)
Adjective
unexpress (not comparable)
- Not expressly stated.
- 1890, The Fortnightly (page 642)
- […] there is an unexpress but perfectly clear understanding to this effect between themselves and their supporters.
- 1890, The Fortnightly (page 642)
Derived terms
- unexpressly