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insipid

/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/

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What does insipid mean?

adjective

  1. Unappetizingly flavorless.
  2. Flat; lacking character or definition.

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/ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/

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It is of a more vivid green than the tussock and is edible, though somewhat stringy and insipid.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
Yet the English apple is a tame and insipid affair compared with the intense, sun-colored and sun-steeped fruit our orchards yield.
John BurroughsBirds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #3163
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Its stomach, burned by pungent spices, will find the Crucifera insipid and uneatable, though its piquancy is enhanced by essence of sulphur.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
The large size and richness in flavor of the European berry has been bred into and combined with our smaller and more insipid indigenous fruit.
Edward Payson RoeThe Home AcreProject Gutenberg ebook #5418