unaffectionately
adverb
uk/ˌʌn.əˈfek.ʃən.ət.li/us/ˌʌn.əˈfek.ʃən.ət.li/in a way that does not showlikingorlove:
Shepushedherdaughteraway unaffectionately.
Theschoolwas unaffectionately nicknamed "Colditz" by some ofitsstudents.
- He refers to hiswifeunaffectionately as "She who must beobeyed".
- Shespeaksmost unaffectionately about herhometown.
- Theindustrialcitiesin theregionare often referred to unaffectionately as the Rust Belt.
- Theregulatorybodyisknownunaffectionately as "Gums" because it iswidelyperceivedto betoothless.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker face
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- unsentimental
- woodenly