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uncharismatic

adjective un·char·is·mat·ic \ ˌən-ˌker-əz-ˈma-tik , -ˌka-rəz- \

Definition of uncharismatic

:lacking charisma :not charismatic

an uncharismatic politician

On the stump he is earnestly plodding and uncharismatic.
—Dan Goodgame

Recent Examples of uncharismatic from the Web

The attack line had been previewed by the president’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, who read a hasty, uncharismatic statement at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the day before.

— tina nguyen, vanityfair.com, "Trump’s Master Plan to Take Down Comey, Revealed," 9 June 2017
But thanks to his close ties to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the soft-spoken, uncharismatic cleric is now considered perhaps Rouhani’s most credible challenger, despite wobbles.

— erin cunningham, Washington Post, "In the race to unseat Iran’s Rouhani, two conservatives emerge as front-runners," 13 May 2017

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First Known Use of uncharismatic

1968

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