Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not varying from a norm; usual.
- adjective Not subject to exceptions; absolute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not forming an exception; in the regular course; usual.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
exceptional - adjective
acceptable - adjective
average - adjective
mundane - adjective
plain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not special in any way
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Examples
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It is unexceptional, which is what makes it so disturbing.
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Maxwell Sim, a 48-year-old after-sales customer liaison officer for an Oxford Street department store, is 'unexceptional' in every way.
Book Review Roundup Caroline Eisenmann 2010
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Maybe that's supposed to read "unexceptional" semen?
Unexcepted Seamen 2010
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Maxwell Sim, a 48-year-old after-sales customer liaison officer for an Oxford Street department store, is 'unexceptional' in every way.
Book Review Roundup 2010
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I found it kind of unexceptional, except for its size (and perhaps the beautifully sculpted front doors).
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The "unexceptional" bit will be argued in reviews and post-screening chats (and maybe in the comments here) but the second bit is not up for discussion.
-Towleroad News- [#gay] Nathaniel_R 2009
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It's as much an assault on the senses as it is on the intelligence, and as trilogy-cappers go, this latest explode-a-thon from director Michael Bay -- notwithstanding its brilliant use of 3D -- is wholly unsatisfying and wholly unexceptional.
Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Zaki Hasan 2011
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President Clinton's first-term economic-recovery results were unexceptional.
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This unsolicited theatre, devoid after a minute or so of any arresting entertainment value, served only to create some discomfiture among the diners who felt obliged studiously to keep their eyes focussed on their plates, considering the unexceptional option.
Mexico's endless Pacific beach: sun, surf, sand, seafood and solitude 2009
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It's as much an assault on the senses as it is on the intelligence, and as trilogy-cappers go, this latest explode-a-thon from director Michael Bay -- notwithstanding its brilliant use of 3D -- is wholly unsatisfying and wholly unexceptional.
Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Zaki Hasan 2011
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