uninspired

adjective

un·​in·​spired ˌən-in-ˈspī(-ə)rd How to pronounce uninspired (audio)
: lacking in inspiration or originality : not inspired
a bland, uninspired menu
an uninspired choice

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But an uninspired and shallow story – which includes a rape scene demanded by the studio – hampers his attempts to entice us with a chilling and menacing tone. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 The team played uninspired football against the Wildcats. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 All those concerns about Dan Campbell’s team after an uninspired Week 1 loss in Green Bay? Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Do your best not to chastise them for being uninspired. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninspired

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninspired was in 1700

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“Uninspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninspired. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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