unspectacular
adjective
un·spec·tac·u·lar
ˌən-spek-ˈta-kyə-lər 
-spək-
: not spectacular or special : ordinary
a good but unspectacular performance
unspectacularly
adverb
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Although Hendricks has been unspectacular this season, he’s done well to get through at least five innings while allowing three runs or fewer in most of his starts.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
His career major-league numbers heading into this year (5.02 ERA in 43 innings) were unspectacular and inconsistent.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 July 2025
So far this year, employers have added a solid but unspectacular 124,000 jobs a month, down from an average 168,000 last year.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Aside from enduring a rare trophy-less season—in which some of its dominant façade has eroded—Real is, quite bluntly, unspectacular.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
His career major-league numbers heading into this year (5.02 ERA in 43 innings) were unspectacular and inconsistent.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 July 2025
So far this year, employers have added a solid but unspectacular 124,000 jobs a month, down from an average 168,000 last year.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Aside from enduring a rare trophy-less season—in which some of its dominant façade has eroded—Real is, quite bluntly, unspectacular.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspectacular. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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