Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free. From LearnThat.org. [Anita Loos (1888-1981), American novelist & screenwriter.]
An insipid novel. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An insipid personality. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Recently we have been ‘Christmas’ but before that ‘festive season’ whilst insipid is the closest we can get to I guess?. From Wordnik.com. [It Is Christmas in Ruralshire. Say It And Be Proud. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
You called it "insipid"--dunno, for me, one of its charms was how it managed to sidestep being insipid. From Wordnik.com. [Some Harmless Fun] Reference
"I wouldn't call her insipid if I were in your place," he remonstrated. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block] Reference
New York City, called insipid (1810), ~1~, 20 defences in War of 1812, 150. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II] Reference
The Hijazi is a round fruit, sweet, but insipid, which is also the reproach of the Sawadi, or black grape. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
The following week he performed what can only be described as insipid, self-parody during the Super Bowl halftime. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherman Foundation] Reference
Carly Flynn, who managed to be "the nice one" without being insipid, which is a tricky balance to manage (not that I've ever tried). From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
It's this kind of insipid coverage that gets our backs up. From Wordnik.com. [Did yesterday's hostage crisis teach us anything about Hillary Clinton?] Reference
Warner, especially, is a master at this kind of insipid stupidity. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth January 22, 2007 4:24 PM] Reference
Did Maher take advantage of the opportunity to inform White that the Games are "insipid"?. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Lampley: Bill Maher Can't Lay a Glove on the Olympics] Reference
Any GOP Presidential candidate who can inspire this kind of insipid commentary from Hertzberg deserves to head the ticket. From Wordnik.com. ["What do you mean by 'right wing progressivism'?"] Reference
Ruskin was the critic who found his Ophelia "insipid"? and invited Millais to the Trossachs to learn what landscapes were all about. From Wordnik.com. [When John Ruskin and John Everett Millais took the high road] Reference
There is such a thing as a kind of insipid medium -- a kind of something that is neither one thing nor another. From Wordnik.com. [Amelia — Complete] Reference
There is such a thing as a kind of insipid medium — a kind of something that is neither one thing or another. From Wordnik.com. [Fielding] Reference
There is such a thing as a kind of insipid medium -- a kind of something that is neither one thing or another. From Wordnik.com. [Fielding] Reference
Koutoufides said the Blues had no choice but to make a stand after their "insipid" effort against Collingwood on Saturday. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Your bellicose approach here-invoking charged terms as "insipid" and "absurd" - and heavy skepticism seem oddly out of place. From Wordnik.com. [Narnia Fans] Reference
But none of this changes the fact that it's idiotic, this need of ours to attach insipid, meaningless labels to arbitrary days of the year. From Wordnik.com. [Pajiba] Reference
I text (albeit not with those insipid abbrevi8shnz). From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Twitter quitter] Reference
Some of his characters have been found fault with as insipid. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
When one has known you, one finds the prettiest women insipid. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
And of course the stories of these films are always very insipid. From Wordnik.com. [From Werner Herzog, 3 DVDs Worth A Close Look] Reference
I sent a text: "Sam & Jessica are insipid," and KTLA didn't air it. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Levine: 2010 Emmy Awards Roundup] Reference
He scrutinises her fair face critically; it seems insipid to him now. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Why, what we do is tame and insipid beside things that happen out there in. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
(Which she actually didn't say until he'd said his banal insipid little hello.). From Wordnik.com. [How dare you?] Reference
In my spiritual universe, Valentine's Day is not just sweetly insipid but deeply revolutionary. From Wordnik.com. [Valentine’s Day and Porn] Reference
And a rookie potato can't expect to sit through an evening of insipid sitcoms without plenty of training. From Wordnik.com. [Achieving The Zone] Reference
She's the young princess who kept her husband, the insipid King from executing her by telling him entrancing stories. From Wordnik.com. ['Scheherazade,' 1001 Nights Retold in a Symphony] Reference
(Soundbite of music) CHRISTGAU: She can be strong, but basically she's nice; not insipid, not mealy-mouthed just nice. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Nash: 'Nice' Done Right] Reference
GROSS: And you said during one of these near-death experiences you heard the celestial choirs and the music was insipid. From Wordnik.com. [Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards] Reference
That's when four New York numskulls called the Ramones asserted themselves as the most vital and insipid force in American music. From Wordnik.com. [Album review of 'Crazy for You' by Best Coast] Reference
And because red is the only bright hue I can see in this otherwise insipid monochrome damned world of mine, I got addicted to it. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Letter of a Cannibal] Reference
That's when four New York numbskulls called the Ramones asserted themselves as the most vital and insipid force in American music. From Wordnik.com. [Album review: Best Coast, "Crazy For You"] Reference
Less and less would a dream ripple and mutate into the insipid beige firmament of her bedroom ceiling, marking her safe return. From Wordnik.com. [After the Badlands] Reference
This time two years ago we were treated to the ingenious, subversive "Iron Man"; this year we have the insipid, uninspired "Iron Man 2.". From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Movie Year Ever?] Reference
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