unindicative
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
- Her vague comments were unindicative of her true feelings about the project.
Examples
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Both men and women rated direct refusals as equally unindicative of sexual consent, suggesting that a direct refusal is an unambiguous signal.
Academic text (1999) -
The one exception was saying no to signal consent: Women and men rated a direct refusal—a no—as being equally unindicative of their sexual consent.
Academic text (1999) -
The test results were unindicative of the patient's overall health, leading to further evaluations.
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His expression was unindicative of whether he agreed or disagreed with the proposal.
Antonyms
How Indicative
Surface Forms
Morphology
unindicative = indicative (transparent) = un + indicative
Formation is a straightforward negation: 'un-' + 'indicative' (here meaning 'serving as a sign'), so the meaning 'not serving as a sign' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Unindicative meaning 'not a sign' comes from un- 'not' and indicative, the same root as indicate meaning 'to show' or 'give a sign'. So if something is unindicative, it does not give a clear sign or proof, like a calm face that does not show the real excitement inside.