unexcited
Britishadjective
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not aroused to pleasure, interest, agitation, etc
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(of an atom, molecule, etc) remaining in its ground state
Example Sentences
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He found himself unexcited for school, a new feeling for him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2021
We were fatigued by the Iraq War and horrified by revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, yet unexcited by George W. Bush’s Democratic challenger for the presidency, John Kerry.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2019
Lowrey has more zeal than the bloodless Chris Hughes, who is so unexcited by the idea of unconditionality that his preferred solution actually includes a work requirement.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2018
Directed by Walter Bobbie and starring John Turturro, “Zorba!” instead seems to keep trailing off into unexcited, brooding ellipses.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2015
He sounded strangely unexcited about the prospect of a fight.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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