Uninspiring Meaning
/ʌn.ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot inspiring.
Sentence Examples
His playing is uninspiring.
Normal life can feel uninspiring.
The speaker gave an uninspiring speech that bored the audience.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The coach's speech was so monotonous and ____ that the team lost all motivation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie was quite ____, as it followed a very predictable plot that did not really engage the audience today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English inspiring English uninspiring From un- + inspiring.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"One might imagine that the directors foresaw the somewhat uninspiring appearance of the future Manchester stations, and decided to start as it was intended to go on."
— 1957 September 26, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 615:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The coach's speech was so monotonous and ____ that the team lost all motivation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie was quite ____, as it followed a very predictable plot that did not really engage the audience today.