uninspiring

adjective

un·​in·​spir·​ing ˌən-in-ˈspī-riŋ How to pronounce uninspiring (audio)
: not having an animating or exalting effect : not inspiring
an uninspiring speaker
The space was limited, the light was less than adequate, and the surroundings were generally uninspiring.Peter H. Hassrick
uninspiringly adverb

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The report took into account living standards, cultural environment, housing, infrastructure, air quality and other features that can make a city either an attractive or uninspiring place to live. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024 Nearly every contender in the league is eager to land an additional top-four capable defender and the supply of potentially available trade targets is both meagre and somewhat uninspiring. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 Contrary to the conventional wisdom that numbers are dull and uninspiring, numbers dominate our decisions — on what to buy, whom to hire and where to donate money. F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024 Also: The Yankees have nudged ahead of the Orioles, who were walked off twice by the Mets this week before an uninspiring return to Camden Yards against the Astros last night. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninspiring 

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninspiring was in 1815

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“Uninspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninspiring. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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