unspectacularly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unspectacular +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

unspectacularly (comparative more unspectacularly, superlative most unspectacularly)

  1. In an unspectacular manner.
    • 1961 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The "Rheingold" goes via Cologne”, in Trains Illustrated, page 232:
      If attempts to sleep on the boat were unsuccessful, now is the time to snatch a nap, for the 88 miles through pleasant but unspectacularly flat farmland from Dordrecht to Venlo are frankly one of the few rather dull stretches of the journey.
    • 2007 January 3, Howard Beck, “Knicks’ Francis Is Forgotten, but Not Officially Gone”, in New York Times[1]:
      Brown soured on him soon after his arrival, and Francis played unspectacularly in 24 games, 15 of them as a starter.