uncharismatic

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

Updated on: 6 Mar 2018

Definition of uncharismatic

: lacking charisma : not charismatic

an uncharismatic politician

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

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Party dissidents and critics say that the uncharismatic Milanese management consultant, who is far from a household name even within Italy, is the bland Big Brother of an Orwellian party that could shake up all of Europe.

— jason horowitz, New York Times, "The Mystery Man Who Runs Italy’s ‘Five Star’ From the Shadows," 28 Feb. 2018
Poe, Rey and Finn- the new heroes we're supposed to fall in love with - are uncharismatic and bland.

— julie washington, cleveland.com, "'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' is supersized with space battles and more: Review," 12 Dec. 2017
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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1968

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