Insulse

Insulse
Insulse In*sulse", a. [L. insulsus; pref. in- not + salsus salted, fr. salire, salsum, to salt.] Insipid; dull; stupid. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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  • insulse — index lifeless (dull) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • insulse — in·sulse …   English syllables

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  • insulso — in·sùl·so agg. 1. BU insipido, privo di sapore 2. CO fig., di discorso, comportamento e sim., privo di spirito, di intelligenza, sciocco: dire frasi insulse, fare domande insulse, uno scherzo insulso | di uno scritto, uno spettacolo e sim., privo …   Dizionario italiano

  • Dullness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dullness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dullness dullness heaviness flatness Sgm: N 1 infestivity infestivity &c. 837 stupidity &c. 499 Sgm: N 1 want of originality want of originality Sgm: N 1 dearth of ideas …   English dictionary for students

  • lifeless — I (dead) adjective abrogated, annihilated, annulled, at rest, bereft of life, breathless, cadaveric, cadaverous, canceled, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, destitute of life, devoid of life, ended, exanimate, exanimus, expired, extinct, gone …   Law dictionary

  • SPINA — I. SPINA in Circo dicebatur Latinis, quae Κρηπὶς Graecis. Et quidem Spinae Circi meminit Cassiodorus, ubi de Circo, et Scholiastes iuvenalis, ad illum versum, Sat. 6. v. 588. Plebeium in Circo positum est et in aggere Fatum. Ubi adnotat, in Circo …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • sugo — sù·go s.m. AD 1. succo contenuto nella frutta e nella verdura e il liquido che si ricava dalla loro spremitura: limoni con molto, poco sugo 2a. liquido saporito che si ottiene con la cottura delle vivande, spec. della carne: sugo d arrosto… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Imbecility — (Roget s Thesaurus) Folly. < N PARAG:Imbecility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 want of intelligence want of intelligence &c. 498 want of intellect &c. 450 Sgm: N 1 shadowness shadowness silliness foolishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 imbecility… …   English dictionary for students

  • insulso — pl.m. insulsi sing.f. insulsa pl.f. insulse …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

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