figurative. Having no distinctive character, vividness, or intensity; lacking in interest; bland.

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figurative. Void of relish, insipid, savourless; flat, futile, ineffectual.

Destitute of savour; insipid, tasteless, or sickly-flavoured; unsalted. = wearish, adj. 1. Also figurative.

figurative. Exciting no interest; dull, insipid, uninteresting.

Lacking animation, force, or effectiveness; deficient in striking features; weak, spiritless, insipid, dull.

figurative. Devoid of interest; insipid, ‘dry’.

Insipid, weak, characterless. Obsolete.

Deficient in interest; unattractive, distasteful, insipid. (figurative from food that wants succulency.)

Of a thing, action, quality, etc.: characterized by a lack of animation, warmth, or passion; dull, uninspiring, uninteresting.

figurative. That leaves the imagination cold; that does not stir the fancy; lacking fire or spirit; dull, flat, insipid. †Formerly also (as Latin fri…

Of liquors, beverages, etc.: Devoid of briskness; failing to produce an agreeable effect on the palate; flat, insipid.

figurative. Wanting the qualities which excite interest or emotion; uninteresting, lifeless, dull, flat.

That has lost taste; insipid, commonplace, uninteresting.

Of a place or thing: lacking in character, individuality, or humanity; soulless, unfriendly.

figurative. Devoid of animation, zest, or interest; dull, flat, lifeless, insipid. Of persons or places.

figurative. Neutral, uncoloured. Also: bland, uninteresting.

With reference to food: without sauce. Also figurative and in figurative contexts: plain, simple; bland; lacking interest, excitement, etc. (cf. sauce…

figurative. Lacking interest or vigour; insipid. Obsolete. rare.

figurative (usually mildly depreciative). Scrupulously clean or pure, esp. to the point of being impersonal or characterless; free or purged of…

colloquial (originally U.S.) Downright, plain and positive; also, dead, insipid, maladroit. to come out flat-footed (for): to make a bold or positive…

That conveys no suggestion of tone or mood; that fails to evoke associations.

figurative. Rendered harmless or ineffectual; (also) bland, watered-down.

Unlikely to provoke a strong response; innocuous, inoffensive; vapid, bland.

Without spice or spices (literal and figurative); lacking pungency, insipid.

attributive of attitudes, behaviour, etc., held to be typical of a tea-party; bland, insipid, trite, trivial.

Of no importance, value, or substance; insignificant, unremarkable.