as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
a line of indistinctive sportswear that does not justify its premium price point
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Far fewer people stay responsible when the work turns boring, unclear or inconvenient, and that's precisely when ownership surfaces.
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Monocultures can be boring, but on the flipside, a huge collection of individual species looks like a busy bowl of potpourri.
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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And perhaps most importantly, hempcrete can be carbon neutral or even carbon negative, depending on its composition.
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On a nondescript street in Hackensack, New Jersey, inside a low-slung, former industrial complex, there’s a place that will—literally—change your perspective on perfume.
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Despite the colorful appearance of the caterpillar, the adult moth is a nondescript brown.
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But all work and no play can make for a dull chief scientific officer.
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The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
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Shortly after the Big Bang, the universe was largely featureless and smooth.
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The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
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“Indistinctive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indistinctive. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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