understated

IPA: ˈʌndɝsteɪtɪd

Examples of "understated" in Sentences

I guess the term understated or subdued (SP?) seems to fit.
All white buildings facing quiet courtyards, done up in understated faux turn-of-the-century elegance.
In the quintessential professionalism of the Yankees 'clubhouse, you hear it, often in understated tones.
Like her father, Ms. Cheney speaks in understated, almost academic cadences, head veering down into her notes.
PESCA: And there was Coach Bob Bradley, a man for whom the word understated is an understatement, positively emoting.
My post, while intentionally understated, is meant to provoke one to think about the insanity of "sameness" being the purpose of education.
Elaine McQuade, who is always elegant, was in understated grey jacket and trousers and I’m afraid that if Kerry Katona was there, I either missed her, or didn’t recognize her.
The simple "tap-to-drop" controls are great, the bevy of play options is superb, and even though the music and presentation may be a ltitle understated, they fit the game perfectly.
You and the others who prefer to preach in understated, refined language may look down your noses at me from the Mountain of the Better People; but I caution you: as surely as the economics of wreckage shatters the land of the common people who want for warning, so too does it lay low those who thought it best to call softly and with refined dignity from their higher place.