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unresponsive

adjective C1
  1. Not responsive; unreactive.
  2. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.
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Now I met her appealing gaze with an unresponsive eye.
The Valley of Fear, p. 63 · C1
“My dear fellow,” he cried, wringing Holmes’ unresponsive hand, “congratulate me!
A Study in Scarlet, p. 58 · B2
Holmes advanced affably, and shook an unresponsive hand.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 46 · B2
He made the announcement as if the name alone would explain both his visit and its manner, but I could see, by my companion’s unresponsive face, that it meant no more to him than to me.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 35 · C1

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