uninspired

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Lil 'Kim and Derek were boring, uninspired, and really fell flat this week.

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  1. adjective Having no intellectual, emotional, or spiritual excitement; dull. See Synonyms at dull.

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  • Sending the girls to do an internship at C's office seemed uninspired, and asking Gilbert if one of them, at least, could come along to work at the boulangerie would mean waking up awfully early.That's where the girls' Aunt A comes in to the story.
  • Here, the action is executed by rote and the dialogue so uninspired -- down to the "I'll say you are" comebacks each time Heaven introduces herself to an admiring guy -- that there's scant incentive to endure long enough to see her quest fulfilled. —  Variety.com
  • John McCain gave a halting, uninspired, and pedestrian speech tonight. —  Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying
  • Play has been sloppy and uninspired, and many players have been less than cooperative about participating in conditioning drills. —  Aspen Times - Top Stories
  • Things seem stuck or uninspired, and it is in times like these when we need a little something to jump start the process. —  Seasons of the Soul
 

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/ənɪnˈspaɪrd/
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