underwhelm

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  1. transitive verb To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress: "He is just as entitled to be underwhelmed by the prospect of reigning over a fourth-class nation as the rest of us are by the prospect of living in it” (Peter Jay).

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  • The near-term outlook for global dairy markets continues to underwhelm, says a report just released by Rabobank. —  National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand
  • "A disappointingly anemic tale of forbidden love that should satiate the pre-converted but will bewilder and underwhelm viewers who haven't devoured Stephenie Meyer's bestselling juvie chick-lit franchise." —  News
  • It has just nine moving joints -- a number that might underwhelm robotics buffs.
  • The oft-ballyhooed bagel-based crusts underwhelm me as well, as nice as they look I like sesame seeds and pppy seeds, but on my bagels, this is like a tough bialy with too much flour. —  LA TACO
  • Frank Masi / SMPSP / Disney Enterprises, John Shearer / Getty Images underwhelm at the box office, the Jonas Brothers had the added indignation of having the film's companion album, —  E! Online (US) - Top Stories
 

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