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uneventful

adjective
un·​event·​ful | \ ˌən-i-ˈvent-fÉ™l How to pronounce uneventful (audio) \

Definition of uneventful

: marked by no noteworthy or untoward incidents : placid an uneventful weekend

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Other Words from uneventful

uneventfully \ ˌən-​i-​ˈvent-​fÉ™-​lÄ“ How to pronounce uneventfully (audio) \ adverb
uneventfulness \ ˌən-​i-​ˈvent-​fÉ™l-​nÉ™s How to pronounce uneventfulness (audio) \ noun

Examples of uneventful in a Sentence

The flight home was uneventful.

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The boat had already made one uneventful trip across the river to take other members of the party back to the west side of the river where their cars were parked. chicagotribune.com, "4 dead, including 6-year-old boy, after boat capsizes along river in central Indiana," 3 Sep. 2019 Yet the face-off between the right-wing Proud Boys and counterprotesters, including masked anti-fascist activists, was relatively uneventful. oregonlive.com, "Portland’s Proud Boys, antifa protests cost downtown biz $3M, group says," 21 Aug. 2019 Rock music, which has been going through a rather uneventful period lately, has a new star. Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: E-Verify’s fatal flaw," 27 Aug. 2019 Back in the United States, Mr. Kander would often shrug off his deployment as uneventful. Dave Philipps, New York Times, "PTSD Made Him Walk Away From Public Life. Now He’s Heading Back.," 25 Aug. 2019 Bedrosian followed with seven uneventful outs, maneuvering around two walks and a hit. Los Angeles Times, "Angels lower the (Anthony) Bemboom on the Red Sox in 10-inning victory," 11 Aug. 2019 Filmed March 28, 2019 in Buffalo, N.Y. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press August tends to be the quietest month in the NHL, an uneventful cool down period after the exhilaration of July’s free agency and the excitement of June’s draft. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "When will Detroit Red Wings anoint Dylan Larkin the next captain?," 4 Aug. 2019 His broadside followed an uneventful round of talks in Shanghai, where the president heard there were no concrete promises from China to purchase American agricultural products. Sherisse Pham, CNN, "The US-China trade war is back on. That's bad news for Huawei," 2 Aug. 2019 But that would make for a fairly short, uneventful film. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'See You Soon': Film Review," 23 July 2019

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First Known Use of uneventful

1800, in the meaning defined above

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uneventful

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of uneventful

: having nothing exciting, interesting, or unusual happening : not eventful

uneventful

adjective
un·​event·​ful | \ ˌən-i-ˈvent-fÉ™l How to pronounce uneventful (audio) \

Kids Definition of uneventful

: having nothing exciting, interesting, or important happening : not eventful an uneventful vacation

Other Words from uneventful

uneventfully \ -​fÉ™-​lÄ“ \ adverb The day began uneventfully.

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