INSINUATORY
In*sin"u*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Insinuative.
INSIPID In*sip"id, a. Etym: [L. insipidus; pref. in- not + sapidus savory, fr. sapere to taste: cf. F. insipide. See Savor.]
1. Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food. Boyle.
2. Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting; weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid woman; an insipid composition. Flat, insipid, and ridiculous stuff to him. South. But his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Dryden.
Syn. — Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated; lifeless; flat; stale; pointless; uninteresting.
INSIPIDITY; INSIPIDNESS
In`si*pid"i*ty, In*sip"id*ness, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insipidité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity. "Dryden's lines shine strongly through the insipidity of Tate's." Pope.
INSIPIDLY
In*sip"id*ly, adv.
Defn: In an insipid manner; without taste, life, or spirit; flatly.
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