undistinguishing
undistinguishing adjective: failing to distinguish; undiscerning.
Adjective
undistinguishing (comparative more undistinguishing, superlative most undistinguishing)
- Failing to distinguish; undiscerning.
- Nor can we avoid ascribing the undistinguishing and extravagant applause, that has been bestowed upon the style, to the same source of fashion, the rank, the fortune, the connexions of the writer.1783, William Godwin, Four Early Pamphlets
- What had she to say that would not humble herself and pain her family; that would not increase her own grief by the confession of it, extend an useless resentment, and perhaps involve the innocent with the guilty in undistinguishing ill-will?1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume II, London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818)...
Forms of undistinguishing
| comparative | more undistinguishing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undistinguishing |
Origin of undistinguishing
From un- + distinguishing.
Words formed from undistinguishing
Questions about undistinguishing
- What does undistinguishing mean?
- Undistinguishing means failing to distinguish; undiscerning.
- What part of speech is undistinguishing?
- Undistinguishing is an adjective.
Words near undistinguishing in the dictionary
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