unexciting

adjective

un·​ex·​cit·​ing ˌən-ik-ˈsī-tiŋ How to pronounce unexciting (audio)
: not exciting : dull, commonplace
an unexciting movie/menu
an unexciting speaker
an unexciting performance
unexcitingly adverb

Examples of unexciting in a Sentence

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So the Royals have firmed up their second base position (lefty-hitting Massey should move into a bench role) with a stable if somewhat unexciting presence who is locked in for the next couple of years. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Yet the performance on Friday tended bland: lovely and unexciting. Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 He’s been with the A’s since Jed Lowrie led the team in WAR (2017), and he’s developed into a reliable if unexciting innings eater for a team that’s really needed one over the last two seasons. Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024 David, a husband and father, holds down an unexciting but lucrative tech job. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unexciting 

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unexciting was in 1833

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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexciting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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