inexpressive

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Captain Holt's often inexpressive face concealed a character of depth and warmth who viewers came to adore.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

The second consequence is a quality-of-life issue for emotionally inexpressive men and anyone who has to deal with them, as illustrated by this actual exchange between co-workers.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

When Harry greets Miranda’s husband Steve with “What’s new?” the once-boyish and playful bartender, now sort of blank and inexpressive, can only come up with: “I got hearing aids. I’m an old timer now.”

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

Black-and-white may be convenient visual shorthand for the past, but there’s something flat and inexpressive about these images, scrubbed of grit and buffed to a sharp digital gloss.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

If the charismatic person started out depressed, and the inexpressive person started out happy, by the end of the two minutes the inexpressive person was depressed as well.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell