unspectacular
adjective
un·spec·tac·u·lar
ˌən-spek-ˈta-kyə-lər 
-spək-
: not spectacular or special : ordinary
a good but unspectacular performance
unspectacularly
adverb
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Thirteen points from 11 games is a steady, if unspectacular, return for a club that had racked up hauls of 111, 88 and 92 when making history with those three consecutive promotions.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
To start the night, the Dallas offense was so unspectacular that the Cowboys’ first points didn’t come until the second quarter.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Sep. 2025
Cleveland didn’t live up to the hype, the ratings were unspectacular and subsequently, they were busted back down to two national appearances the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Stroman went 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) last year for the Yankees, providing a dependable if unspectacular option for manager Aaron Boone as the Yankees reached the World Series for the first time since 2009.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
To start the night, the Dallas offense was so unspectacular that the Cowboys’ first points didn’t come until the second quarter.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Sep. 2025
Cleveland didn’t live up to the hype, the ratings were unspectacular and subsequently, they were busted back down to two national appearances the following year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Stroman went 10-9 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) last year for the Yankees, providing a dependable if unspectacular option for manager Aaron Boone as the Yankees reached the World Series for the first time since 2009.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspectacular. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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