Ktvap·id (vpd, vpd)
adj.
1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation.
2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer.
[Latin vapidus.]
va·pidi·ty, vapid·ness n.
vapid·ly adv.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. vapid - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, bland, flat
tasteless - lacking flavor
2. vapid - lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"
unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating
vapid
vapid
one of my favorite words
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- Grand Panjandrum
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ok BD, how about insipid instead, not referring to any of your posts of course!
ORin·sip·id (n-spd)
adj.
1. Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty.
2. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.
[French insipide, from Late Latin nsipidus : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin sapidus, savory (from sapere, to taste; see sep- in Indo-European roots).]
insi·pidi·ty (ns-pd-t), in·sipid·ness n.
in·sipid·ly adv.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. insipid - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
flavorless, flavourless, savorless, savourless, vapid, bland, flat
tasteless - lacking flavor
2. insipid - lacking significance or impact; "an insipid novel"
innocuous, harmless - not injurious to physical or mental health
3. insipid - lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"
jejune
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
4. insipid - not pleasing to the sense of taste
tasteless
unappetising, unappetizing - not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
Ktin·noc·u·ous (-nky-s)
adj.
1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.
2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.
[From Latin innocuus : in-, not; see in-1 + nocuus, harmful (from nocre, to harm; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots).]
in·nocu·ous·ly adv.
in·nocu·ous·ness n.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health
harmless
harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
harmful, noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
2. innocuous - unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"
harmless
safe - free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"
3. innocuous - not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"
unobjectionable
inoffensive - giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant"
4. innocuous - lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
innocent
harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless"
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Two more that don't apply here . . .ok BD, how about insipid instead, not referring to any of your posts of course!ORin·sip·id (n-spd)
adj.
1. Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty.
2. Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull.
. . .
Ktin·noc·u·ous (-nky-s)
adj.
1. Having no adverse effect; harmless.
2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.
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. . . at least where M. Henri and I are concerned . . .
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
ok Larry, Henri, would you prefer:
(not my choice of words, you asked for it)
ORof·fen·sive (-fnsv)
adj.
1. Disagreeable to the senses: an offensive odor.
2. Causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront: an offensive gesture.
3.
a. Making an attack: The offensive troops gained ground quickly.
b. Of, relating to, or designed for attack: offensive weapons.
4. (fn-) Sports Of or relating to a team having possession of a ball or puck: the offensive line.
n.
1. An attitude or position of attack: go on the offensive in chess.
2. An attack or assault: led a massive military offensive.
of·fensive·ly adv.
of·fensive·ness n.
Synonyms: offensive, disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
These adjectives mean extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: an offensive remark; disgusting language; a loathsome disease; a nasty smell; a repellent demand; repulsive behavior; revolting food; vile thoughts. See Also Synonyms at hateful.
Ktob·nox·ious (b-nkshs, b-)
adj.
1. Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious: "I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution" Ulysses S. Grant.
2. Archaic Exposed to harm, injury, or evil: "The town ... now lies obnoxious to its foes" John Bunyan.
3. Archaic Deserving of or liable to censure.
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[Latin obnoxisus, subordinate, from obnoxius, subject, liable : ob-, to; see ob- + noxa, injury; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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ob·noxious·ly adv.
ob·noxious·ness n.
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsAdj. 1. obnoxious - causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
objectionable, unpleasant
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
(not my choice of words, you asked for it)
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