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insipid

[ in-sip-id ]

adjective

  1. without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid:

    an insipid personality.

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  2. without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland:

    a rather insipid soup.

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insipid

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking spirit; boring
  2. lacking taste; unpalatable
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱, adverb
  • ˌԲˈ辱徱ٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ȴ·辱i·ٲ ·i·Ա noun
  • ·i· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insipid1

1610–20; < Latin insipidus, equivalent to in- in- 3 + -sipidus, combining form of sapidus sapid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insipid1

C17: from Latin insipidus, from in- 1+ sapidus full of flavour, sapid
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Speaking after an insipid and goalless Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday, Guardiola said it was not an issue for United but for the individuals involved.

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It may very well sound naive and a bit insipid, but Paddington and Trump are the perfect, easily digestible images of moral balance.

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I’m not even referring to those insipid chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”

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When Trump supporters shout that Harris’s claims about maintaining her core values are insipid lies, all the progressives hear is the first part.

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An insipid mishmash of trite genre tropes, “Borderlands” is devoid of any real edge.

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