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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On the football field, Madsen registered a solid if unspectacular season in 2024.
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory — like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason — that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry.
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—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Heading into Survivor Series, however, WWE’s booking has been unspectacular, and arguably the only truly intriguing match on the card is the WarGames match between the Original Bloodline and the new version of the faction, with CM Punk rounding out the former group’s five-man squad.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Rodgers’s play has been mostly adequate, if unspectacular.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Justin Williams, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
All that said, there were legitimate moments of glory — like when Tai turned on Scot and Jason — that elevated the proceedings and turned this season into a solid, if unspectacular, entry.
35.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Heading into Survivor Series, however, WWE’s booking has been unspectacular, and arguably the only truly intriguing match on the card is the WarGames match between the Original Bloodline and the new version of the faction, with CM Punk rounding out the former group’s five-man squad.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Rodgers’s play has been mostly adequate, if unspectacular.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Unspectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspectacular. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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