unexciting

adjective

un·​ex·​cit·​ing ˌən-ik-ˈsī-tiŋ How to pronounce unexciting (audio)
: not exciting : dull, commonplace
an unexciting movie/menu
an unexciting speaker
an unexciting performance
unexcitingly adverb

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Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco are among the internal favorites to take the spot vacated by Cole, though the Yankees could explore the trade market or a slim, unexciting list of remaining free agents. Gary Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 Many economic forecasts show the U.S. adding somewhere around 150,000 jobs with a slight increase in the unemployment rate last month — a solid, if unexciting report. Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025 Then comes a highly unexciting B.B. Kahan, president of the Academy. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Economists were expecting Wednesday’s report to be fairly unexciting, with barely any change from December’s data. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unexciting

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unexciting was in 1833

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“Unexciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexciting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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