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unexciting

British  
/ ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not interesting, stirring, or stimulating

    unexciting but likable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw is disagreed in The Guardian, external, calling the film a "competent but pointless and unexciting back-to-basics live-action remake" in his two-star review.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Consider cheating: You aren’t supposed to, but I packed a couple of books, albeit unexciting ones about Buddhist philosophy and nature.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

At first, many students find the four-fund portfolio unexciting.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

After his death, Pine settles into a requisite life in London as Alex Goodwin, a member of an unexciting intelligence unit called the Night Owls.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2026

The speech is so long and so unexciting that people in the audience begin shifting their feet and then lowering their heads and slipping away into the night, off to search for a real celebration.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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