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uncompelling

adjective
un·​com·​pel·​ling | \ ˌən-kÉ™m-ˈpe-liÅ‹ How to pronounce uncompelling (audio) \

Definition of uncompelling

: not forceful, interesting, or persuasive : not compelling an uncompelling argument an uncompelling story uncompelling evidence

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Other Words from uncompelling

uncompellingly adverb

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Couple that with the restaurant desert around the venue (Chipotle and SmashBurger do not qualify as destinations) and the total game experience is uncompelling and rates a 3 on a scale of 10. Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, "Guest TML: Best and worst from 2017 in Cincinnati sports," 15 Dec. 2017 Now there's less dead time, fewer uncompelling preseason games and the quality of the regular-season has noticeably suffered. Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This week in the NBA," 28 Oct. 2017 The other thing is that the rules of the match, namely, the doors opening and closing in the first cage, make for a completely uncompelling beginning of the match. Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, "The Great Khali returns at WWE Battleground," 24 July 2017

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First Known Use of uncompelling

1920, in the meaning defined above

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