sterile
adjective (UNABLE TO PRODUCE) /ˈster.aɪl/
/-əl/ Definition
› (of a living being) unable to produce young, or (of land) unable to produce plants or crops: Mules are usually sterile. One of the side effects of the drug could be to make men sterile.Animal reproductionFertile or infertile land › having no imagination, new ideas, or energy: a sterile argumentTedious and uninspiring
(Definition of sterile adjective (UNABLE TO PRODUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland adjective
- boring adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- desiccated adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- menial adjective
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- pallid adjective
- spinach adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
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Tedious and uninspiring
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