oomphless en · ADJ
Etymology
From oomph + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Lacking oomph (vitality or sex appeal).
Diners will need to sample among the menu: A dry turkey sandwich was a bit lacking, as was an oomphless, rather too-oceanic seaweed salad.
2009, Jared Koch, Alex Van Buren, Clean Plates N.Y.C., page 125:Skeletal, round-shouldered and oomphless, the waif, as photographed by David Sims, Paolo Roversi and art-photographers Nan Goldin and Richard Prince, looked too young, druggy and harmless to wield any power.
2000, Georgina Howell, Vogue women, page 152: