unimpressive
adjective
un·im·pres·sive
ˌən-im-ˈpre-siv 
: not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest : not impressive
an unimpressive performance
a small, unimpressive building
unimpressively
adverb
unimpressiveness
noun
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Leading 4-1 with under five minutes remaining in regulation against a middling Seattle Kraken side that, in addition to their unimpressive quality overall, looked out-of-sorts at best and disinterested at worst, Vancouver still found a way to lose 5-4 in overtime.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Joseph Woll’s unimpressive evening didn’t help, but Toronto was brutal in the neutral zone, allowing the Islanders to produce quick-strike offence with impunity.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
After a simmering 6-3 start, the Falcons plummeted losing four straight before an unimpressive win against a two-win Raiders team to pull their record to 7-7.
—Ross Terrell, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
As vice-president, Kamala Harris was generally regarded as unimpressive and slightly clownish, with her banal repetitions and too-frequent outbursts of too-exuberant laughter.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Joseph Woll’s unimpressive evening didn’t help, but Toronto was brutal in the neutral zone, allowing the Islanders to produce quick-strike offence with impunity.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
After a simmering 6-3 start, the Falcons plummeted losing four straight before an unimpressive win against a two-win Raiders team to pull their record to 7-7.
—Ross Terrell, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
As vice-president, Kamala Harris was generally regarded as unimpressive and slightly clownish, with her banal repetitions and too-frequent outbursts of too-exuberant laughter.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Unimpressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpressive. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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