uninspiringadj.
/ˌʌnɪnˈspʌɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈspaɪ(ə)rɪŋ/ (un- prefix1 4) Also, in recent use, uninspiringly.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > lacking inspiration
fanciless1753
unfanciful1814
uninspiring1815
uninventful1856
inventionless1887
terre-à-terre1888
inspirationless1896
the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > inspiring > not
uninspiring1815
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris ii. 30 Monotonous in its character, and uninspiring in its tendency.
1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany 268 The uninspiring region of railroads and metropolitan industry.
1896 Harper's Mag. June 17/2 Gazing..over the uninspiring chimney-pots of New York, at the equally uninspiring Long Island station.
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