undramatic

adjective

un·​dra·​mat·​ic ˌən-drə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce undramatic (audio)
: lacking dramatic force or quality : unspectacular
undramatically adverb

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This gave me the naive assumption that an uneventful gestation would be followed by an equally undramatic delivery. Brigid Washington, Bon Appétit, 24 June 2024 In the next year, however, the small but dedicated community that is combating trafficking could get an enormous boost from an unexpected and rather undramatic source: the Outcome Document of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2014 A lot of change is undramatic growth, transformation, or decay, or rather its timescale means the drama might not be perceptible to the impatient. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 24 Jan. 2024 If his family life was grounded and undramatic, his imaginative life was something like the opposite. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undramatic 

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undramatic was in 1754

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“Undramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undramatic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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