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vapid

Main Entry:: va·pid
Pronunciation:: \ˈva-pəd, ˈvā-\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin vapidus flat-tasting; akin to Latin vappa flat wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam
Date:: circa 1656

: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : flat, dull <a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance — R. F. Delderfield> <London was not all vapid dissipation — V. S. Pritchett>

synonyms see insipid

— va·pid·ly adverb

— va·pid·ness noun

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