what does unemphatic mean?

Answer 1

not very motivated

Answer 2

i looked in my dictionary (on my apple ibook g4) and there was no entry for unemphatic (it may not be a word, but here's emphatic:

from dictionary:
emphatic |emˈfatik| adjective showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly : the children were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience | an emphatic movement of his hand • (of an action or event or its result) definite and clear : he walked stiffly, with an emphatic limp. • (of word or syllable) bearing the stress. • Linguistics denoting certain Arabic consonants that are pronounced with both dental articulation and constriction of the pharynx. noun Linguistics an emphatic consonant. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: via late Latin from Greek emphatikos, from emphasis (see emphasis ).

from thesaurus:
emphatic adjective 1 an emphatic denial vehement, firm, wholehearted, forceful, forcible, energetic, vigorous, direct, assertive, insistent; certain, definite, out-and-out, one hundred percent; decided, determined, categorical, unqualified, unconditional, unequivocal, unambiguous, absolute, explicit, downright, outright, clear. antonym hesitant, tentative. 2 an emphatic victory conclusive, decisive, decided, unmistakable; resounding, telling; informal thundering. antonym narrow.


(look at the antonyms for emphatic: hesitant, tentative; narrow--to find the answer to your question)

Answer 3

Unemphatic: (adj.) concealed, faint, quiet, insignificant

Answer 4

without passion

Answer 5

not emphasized or not emphatic