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
Examples of unspectacular in a Sentence
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Not at the top of the list, necessarily, but writer and director Kiah Roache-Turner’s film is a solid if unspectacular entry into the eww-gross-spiders category.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The all-beef burger is pretty good, if a tad unspectacular.
—Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Sweeping past the contact binary Arrokoth at a distance of just 3,500 kilometers (2,198 miles) in 2019, the images that New Horizons returned appeared to an untrained eye to resemble an unspectacular lumpy potato.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory—like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason—that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
The now two-time All-Star spent the first five-plus seasons of his career in Minnesota, turning in solid, if unspectacular seasons as a middle reliever.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Feb. 2023
Messi’s figures in France after the World Cup were good but unspectacular: nine goals and six assists in 22 games across all competitions.
—Ken Maguire, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory — like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason — that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry. 31.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 May 2023
Like many great recording studios, Flora Recording & Playback, in Portland, Oregon, is unspectacular from the outside.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The all-beef burger is pretty good, if a tad unspectacular.
—Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Sweeping past the contact binary Arrokoth at a distance of just 3,500 kilometers (2,198 miles) in 2019, the images that New Horizons returned appeared to an untrained eye to resemble an unspectacular lumpy potato.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory—like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason—that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
The now two-time All-Star spent the first five-plus seasons of his career in Minnesota, turning in solid, if unspectacular seasons as a middle reliever.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Feb. 2023
Messi’s figures in France after the World Cup were good but unspectacular: nine goals and six assists in 22 games across all competitions.
—Ken Maguire, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory — like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason — that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry. 31.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 May 2023
Like many great recording studios, Flora Recording & Playback, in Portland, Oregon, is unspectacular from the outside.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspectacular. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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