lackluster.

1. Lacking energy, interest, or the quality needed to make a strong impression.

2. Dull rather than bright or shiny.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• lackluster performance
• lackluster response
• lackluster results

On the page

After weeks of anticipation, the speech drew a lackluster response.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: more lackluster; most lackluster when comparison is meaningful. American canonical spelling; British lacklustre is an alias. Writing functions: evaluation, description. Commonness: moderately common. Counted once.