The Only Use of
understatement
in
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
- If I have said anything that understates the truth and indicates my having a patience that allows me to settle for anything less than brotherhood, I beg God to forgive me.†
Definition:
presenting something as less important or extreme than it is
or (less commonly):
subtlety or restraint in expression
or (less commonly):
subtlety or restraint in expression