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impersonal

 
 
/ɪmˈpɜːsənəl/ adjective

Definition

not being friendly towards people or showing any interest in them: a cold and impersonal letter
(Definition of impersonal adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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