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Adjective: understated  'úndur`steytud
  1. Exhibiting restrained good taste
    "the room is pleasant and understated"
    - unostentatious, unpretentious
Verb: understate  `úndur'steyt
  1. Represent as less significant or important
    - minimize, minimise [Brit], downplay

See also: tasteful, understatement

Type of: inform

Antonym: overstate

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