uninspired
not inspired; not creative or spirited: an uninspired performance; an uninspired teacher.
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At first glance, there’s nothing remarkable about the uninspired, low-rise hospital on the west side of Milan, affectionately known as “Gnocchi.”
The hunt for hidden signs of consciousness in unreachable patients | Russ Juskalian | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewTeams that don’t utilize this process are either strapped for space, uninspired by the options or lacking creativity.
After big moves at trade deadline, Nationals’ waiver claims show a shift in their thinking | Jesse Dougherty | August 24, 2021 | Washington PostA groundswell of uninspired visitors took to social media to detail their experiences.
London’s latest tourist attraction, a $3 million pile of mud, forced to close after just two days | Jennifer Hassan | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostThese vault tracks have the chance to feel and sound freshest, despite some rather uninspired lyrics—“Sometimes I really wish that I could hate you,” off “Don’t You,” makes me glad Taylor honed her craft further in the intervening years.
The Significance of Taylor Swift's Fearless in 2008—and How Taylor's Version Stacks Up | TIME Staff | April 9, 2021 | TimeFour mostly uninspired games later, the Penguins’ once-promising season was over.
Can The Pittsburgh Penguins Save Their Season? | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
But he had a personal fortune—he spent $1.5 million of his own money on the race—and a competent, if uninspired, message.
How House Dems Lost Their Last Southern White Guy | James Richardson | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe worked for a handful of local lawmakers in New York and found “the party hack types to be uninspired,” he said.
Brooklyn’s Lazy Carpetbagger Sets His Sights on an Alaska Senate Seat | David Freedlander | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNetanyahu's meandering and uninspired drivel left many confused but I will attempt to summarize it.
Second, and this will be more controversial, I believe the quality of ads on both sides were at best uninspired.
But unquestionably enthusiasm has dimmed; uninspired indecision has replaced hope of change.
Many 2008 Conservative Obama Backers, or ObamaCons, Will Stay True | John Avlon | September 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are not asking what sects believe, or uninspired teachers teach; but, "What does the Bible say."
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardIndeed, to call a work of art purely and simply "scientific," is tantamount to saying that it is dry and uninspired by the muse.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksBut one day, after reading the first four books of the New Testament, he exclaimed, "No uninspired man ever wrote that book."
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler | Pardee ButlerVery likely he did; but he also realized the mental dusk of the cultured uninspired and his prerogative to enlighten them.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineOne cannot by even continued efforts (uninspired by courage) or by the arts of conciliation, always conquer a kingdom.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
British Dictionary definitions for uninspired
/ (ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd) /
dull or ordinary; unimaginative: an uninspired painting
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