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insipid

in.sip.id \in-'sip-*d\ \.in(t)-s*-'pid-*t-e-\ \in-'sip-*d-le-\ aj [F & LL; 
   F insipide, fr. LL insipidus, fr. L in- + sapidus] savory, fr. sapere to 
   taste - more at SAGE 1: lacking taste or savor : TASTELESS  2: lacking in 
   qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : DULL , FLATINSIPID 
   implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest: VAPID 
   suggests a want of liveliness, force, or spirit; FLAT implies extreme 
   vapidness; JEJUNE suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance; 
   BANAL stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy; 
   INANE implies a want of significance or cogency - in.si.pid.i.ty n SYN syn 
   VAPID, FLAT, JEJUNE, BANAL, INANE: