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1. Latin · derived fromdēscrīptus
2. English todaynondescript

From non- + descript (from Latin dēscrīptus, past participle of dēscrībō).

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified.
• from 18th c. An undistinguished, unexceptional person or thing.