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Vinony

unremarkable

adjective

  1. not worthy of being noted, remarked on
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩] / [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English remarkable English unremarkable From un- + remarkable.

  1. Not remarkable.

    “The temptation is to regard him [John Ogdon] as an idiot savant, a big talent bottled inside a recalcitrant body and accompanied by a personality that seems not just unremarkable, but almost entirely blank.”

    “Delivered to British Railways' Royston depot (near Barnsley) as D3378 in August 1957, the '08e' prototype led an unremarkable life for its first 35 years, working from Farnley Junction, Healey Mills and Holbeck before being withdrawn (for the first time) from Sheffield's Tinsley depot in February 1992.”