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Insipid Definition & Meaning

insipid
adjective
  1. lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
  2. lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"

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What does insipid mean?
lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"
What part of speech is insipid?
Insipid is an adjective.
How many definitions does insipid have?
Insipid has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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