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Tasteless

Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.

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Bland 84% connected

Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.

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Bland 84% connected

Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.

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Brassy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

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Brassy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.

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Brummagem 84% connected

Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.

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Brummagem 84% connected

Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.

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Camp 84% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Camp 84% connected

The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc.

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Cheap 84% connected

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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Cheap 84% connected

A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.

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Flash 84% connected

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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Flash 84% connected

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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Flashy 84% connected

Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.

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Flashy 84% connected

Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.

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Flat 84% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Flat 84% connected

Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Garish 84% connected

Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.

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Garish 84% connected

Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting attention.

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Gaudy 84% connected

Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

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Gaudy 84% connected

Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

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Gimcrack 84% connected

A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.

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Gimcrack 84% connected

A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.

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Indelicate 84% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Indelicate 84% connected

Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behav…

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Insipid 84% connected

Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food.

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Insipid 84% connected

Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food.

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Loud 84% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Loud 84% connected

Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.

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Meretricious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

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Meretricious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.

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Ostentatious 84% connected

Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

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Ostentatious 84% connected

Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

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Pretentious 84% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Pretentious 84% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Savorless 84% connected

Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.

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Savorless 84% connected

Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.

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Tacky 84% connected

Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.

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Tacky 84% connected

Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried.

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Tawdry 84% connected

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

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Tawdry 84% connected

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

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Trashy 84% connected

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

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Trashy 84% connected

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

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Unseasoned 84% connected

Not seasoned.

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Unseasoned 84% connected

Not seasoned.

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Vapid 84% connected

Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.

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Vapid 84% connected

Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.

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Appreciation 66% connected

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

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Appreciation 66% connected

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

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Taste 66% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Taste 66% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Inelegant 66% connected

Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.

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Inelegant 66% connected

Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.

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Pretentious 66% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Pretentious 66% connected

Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Tasty 94% connected

Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.

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Tasty 94% connected

Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.

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