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insipid

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"Bland"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted diiinpsStarts with IEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. lacking interest or significance or impact

Word origin

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

Used in a sentence

  • The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
  • There was no limit on drinks, and the guy next to me tucked away a few G and Ts. I confined myself to a pleasant Brewdog Ale and a glass of slightly insipid wine.
  • The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.

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