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 But that user growth could be sustained only by the technology’s transition into something unexciting. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024 Despite having spent his entire adult life in the public eye, he is measured, analytical, and almost intentionally unexciting. Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024 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

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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