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adjective un·flashy \ˌən-ˈfla-shē\

Definition of unflashy

: not bright, ostentatious, or showy : not flashy … her forthright and unflashy singing strives for the … veracity of soul music rather than histrionics. — Mark Coleman

First Known Use of unflashy

1967

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