Uninspiring

//ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not inspiring.

    "One might imagine that the directors foresaw the somewhat uninspiring appearance of the future Manchester stations, and decided to start as it was intended to go on."

Adjective
  1. 1
    depressing to the spirit wordnet

Synonyms

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averagec-gradeindifferentmediocre

Example

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"The newspaper wrote that the president’s speech was largely uninspiring and likely did little to quiet his critics."

Etymology

From un- + inspiring.

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