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

Recent Examples on the Web Some people think of vanilla as too predictable or unexciting. Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 That's it for Android 14, one of the smallest releases ever—and a very unexciting one for consumers. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2023 But business-as-usual stability shouldn’t be unexciting so much as comforting. Jane Thier, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2023 From the front, Rita Ora’s plain black dress from the fast-fashion giant Primark looked unexciting. Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023 Despite being shepherded by savvy low-budget horror producer Jason Blum, this is a rather empty and unexciting effort at attracting horror fans during Halloween season. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023 Weisz won the New York Film Critics Circle’s best actress award for her performance as Hester, a woman torn between wealth and poverty, between an unexciting older husband and a fickle younger lover, between the will to go on and the suicidal impulses that refuse to leave her alone. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023 The biggest-name performers — at least domestically — were mostly out of the way in the first couple hours, leaving a hodgepodge of VMA first-timers and unexciting return guests to fill out the many remaining minutes. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023 Soft leather, with 24-way power-adjustable seats, and an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen elevate the Corsair from its Escape roots, but its unexciting driving performance and costly upper trim levels keep the Corsair from finishing higher on this list. Kelly Hellwig, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2022

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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