In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INSIPID
insipid, jejune
(adjective) lacking interest or significance or impact; “an insipid personality”; “jejune novel”
bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
(adjective) lacking taste or flavor or tang; “a bland diet”; “insipid hospital food”; “flavorless supermarket tomatoes”; “vapid beer”; “vapid tea”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
insipid (comparative more insipid, superlative most insipid)
Unappetizingly flavorless.
Synonyms: tasteless, bland, vapid, wearish
Flat; lacking character or definition.
Synonyms: boring, vacuous, dull, bland, characterless, colourless
Source: Wiktionary
In*sip"id, a. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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