US /ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not exciting; dull

    The lecture was thorough but utterly unexciting.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not exciting; dull dullboringtediousblandhumdrummonotonous
Word family
Related forms exciteexcitingexcitement

Etymology

From un- ('not') + exciting, from excite, from Old French esciter, from Latin excitare ('to call out, arouse'), from ex- ('out') + citare ('to set in motion'), frequentative of ciere ('to move').

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