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unenthusiastic

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unenthusiastic [ˌʌnɪnθjuːzɪˈæstɪk]
adj
lacking in enthusiasm
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Adj.1.unenthusiasticunenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
passionless - not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature"
spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

unenthusiastic
adjective indifferent, uninterested, apathetic, bored, neutral, unimpressed, lukewarm, unmoved, blasé, unresponsive, nonchalant, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang), half-hearted Mrs Thatcher was regarded as unenthusiastic about green issues.
interested, excited, enthusiastic, keen, eager, passionate, ardent
Translations
unenthusiastic [ˈʌnɪnˌθuːzɪˈæstɪk] ADJpoco entusiasta
everybody seemed rather unenthusiastic about itnadie se mostró mayormente entusiasmado con la idea
unenthusiastic
adjkühl, wenig begeistert; he was unenthusiastic about iter war wenig begeistert davon; don’t be so unenthusiasticzeige doch ein bisschen Begeisterung!
unenthusiastic [ˌʌnɪnˌθuːzɪˈæstɪk] adjpoco entusiasta
unenthusiastic [ˌʌnɪnˌθuːzɪˈæstɪk] adjpoco entusiasta


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In my later and more tolerant years I had been unenthusiastic in my acceptance of it as an inevitable social phenomenon.
She knew they were failures, and he read her disapproval in every perfunctory and unenthusiastic line of her letter.
There was a strong assumption of superiority in this Puritanic toleration, hardly less trying to the blond flesh of an unenthusiastic sister than a Puritanic persecution.
 
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