In*sip"id (?), a. [L. insipidus; pref. in-
not + sapidus savory,
fr. sapere to taste: cf.
F. insipide. See Savor.] 1. Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food. Boyle. 2.
Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting; weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; as, an
insipid woman; an insipid composition. Flat, insipid, and ridiculous stuff to him. South. But
his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Dryden. Syn. -- Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated; lifeless; flat; stale; pointless;
uninteresting.
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