unexciting


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unexciting

(ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ)
adj
not interesting, stirring, or stimulating: unexciting but likable.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unexciting - not stimulatingunexciting - not stimulating      
unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
unmoving - not arousing emotions
2.unexciting - not excitingunexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
unprovocative, unprovoking - not provocative
unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating
exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
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Translations

unexciting

[ˈʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] ADJsin interés
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unexciting

[ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] adjpas très passionnant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unexciting

adjnicht besonders aufregend; (= boring)langweilig; not unexcitingnicht gerade eintönig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unexciting

[ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] adj (news) → poco emozionante; (film, evening) → poco interessante; (person) → scialbo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
Not that he bears the desk any ill will, but he must do something, and it must be something of an unexciting nature, which will lay neither his physical nor his intellectual energies under too heavy contribution.
Most of the above I elicited from Marlow, for all I knew of Carleon Anthony was his unexciting but fascinating verse.
We adjourned to one of those pretty cafes and took supper and tested the wines of the country, as we had been instructed to do, and found them harmless and unexciting. They might have been exciting, however, if we had chosen to drink a sufficiency of them.
Mohd Redzuan described the co-op movement in the country as a 'sleeping giant' due to its unexciting revenue per capita.
Simple but effective choreography from a troupe of Bollywood dancers donning stunning costumes provided a nice interlude to the theatrical performances, although towards the second half the routines seemed slightly repetitive and unexciting.
So, for instance, you had Rachel Jacob as the female protagonist-her capable, if unexciting take on a difficult and potentially unexciting role sometimes getting drowned in the action, and all but swallowed whole by her onstage mother in that key scene.
And in kingdom view, there's too much emphasis on the unexciting burdens of tax levels and worker numbers.
Vinho Verde PS5.25 at Tesco Back in the day, Vinho Verde could be bland, unexciting stuff but Portuguese winemakers have fought hard to re-invent the region's wines.
Except for the unique sculptures made by Kublai Milan and a fountain, I found it to be an unexciting place - maybe because 'my old playground' was gone.
Going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning may indicate you have an unexciting social life, but it also may help ward off heart disease.
'Nishat Mills (-0.44%) announced its FY18 result, posting consolidated earnings per share of Rs20.7 along with cash dividend of Rs4.75 per share; the profitability growth was unexciting despite rupee depreciation,' the analyst added.
Maris continues to see Bausch Health as a "largely a price-driven model with an unexciting pipeline that it underperforming expectations." As such, the analyst recommends using today's strength in the shares as an opportunity to reduce exposure.