uninspiring en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/ (US)
- /ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English inspiring English uninspiring From un- + inspiring.
Meanings
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Not inspiring.
One might imagine that the directors foresaw the somewhat uninspiring appearance of the future Manchester stations, and decided to start as it was intended to go on.
1957 September 14, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 615:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most uninspiring | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more uninspiring | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
shitty · no great shakes · indifferent · average · whatever · ok-ok · pedestrian · lackluster · middling · tolerable · not worth writing home about · comme ci comme ça · nothing to write home about · uninspiring · pedestrian · moderate · crappy · indifferent · meh · mid · unexceptional · okayish · decent · unexceptional · OK · so-so · ordinary · mediocre
Translations (9)
cmn 不鼓舞人的 (not inspiring) · no uinspirerende (not inspiring) · no lite inspirerende (not inspiring) · fi mitäänsanomaton (not inspiring) · pl nieinspirujący (not inspiring) · fi lattea (not inspiring) · mi wanakore (not inspiring) · cmn 令人沮丧的 (not inspiring) · fi hengetön (not inspiring)