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zest ;passionless ,unenthusiastic .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since the weather is gray and zestless, Patrick Girouard's snowflake has a lovely amount of action and color.
The WritingYA Weblog: Soup Weather tanita davis 2007
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Since the weather is gray and zestless, Patrick Girouard's snowflake has a lovely amount of action and color.
Archive 2007-10-01 a. fortis 2007
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"Boutique hotels" has become a slightly zestless piece of shoptalk in the hospitality industry as the self-proclaimed "luxurious" or "quirky" inns get progressively less luxurious and quirky.
Morgan's Scheetz Cheers Morgan's Scheetz Cheers IPO Results 2006
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As this latter profession is usually without emolument, he was forced into the law, where the virile energy of his mind rewarded his zestless efforts with success.
The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century William Lyon Phelps 1904
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Naples was living to itself a subdued, zestless life.
The World Decision Robert Herrick 1903
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Not effort but zestless endeavor is the tragedy of life.
Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene G. Stanley Hall 1885
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The orange flavoring is heavily sublimated below the rather generic and zestless chamomile taste.
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a "zestless automaton" that is something less than a man.
The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work Allan Hoben
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