pallid
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ɪd adjective
1.
pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
2.
lacking in vitality or interest: a pallid musical performance.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking colour or brightness; wan: a pallid complexion |
| 2. | lacking vigour; vapid: a pallid performance |
| [C17: from Latin pallidus, from pallēre to be | |
| 'pallidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'pallidness | |
| —n | |
| pal'lidity | |
| —n | |
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Pallid
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Word Origin & History
pallid
"lacking color," 1590, from L. pallidus "pale," from root of pallere "be pale" (see pallor).
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Example sentences
They said it didn't excite them, that it was pallid and lifeless and boring.
The lake and pallid sturgeons are endangered species.
Alongside this, all other pianists who have played the work sound pallid.
But the fable arrives smothered in an uneasy blend of wisecracks and pallid inspirational blather.
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