unenthused

adjective

un·​en·​thused ˌən-in-ˈthüzd How to pronounce unenthused (audio)
-en-,
 also  -ˈthyü-
: feeling or showing a lack of enthusiasm : unenthusiastic
… over the course of several meetings, Daughtry comes off as coolly professional, but flat, muted, and unenthused.Michael Endelman
The first half of his term featured partisan governance, the second half bipartisan gridlock. The public rejected the former and is equally unenthused about the latter.Rich Lowry

Examples of unenthused in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the early scenes, Lhakpa’s daughters, Sunny and Shiny, seem unenthused to be part of a documentary. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 19 July 2024 Many suburban Republicans remain unenthused about a third Trump candidacy, turned off by his legal woes and the chaos of Jan. 6. Jonathan J. Kasparek, The Conversation, 4 June 2024 For Biden, those voters are often the least engaged with the political process — younger, more racially diverse than the country at large and unenthused about a likely rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump. Zeke Miller, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024 Holland Taylor, who can spin gold out of pretty much anything, plays Joan, a bawdy Chaucerian who refuses to read her (unenthused) student evaluations. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 3 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for unenthused 

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Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unenthused was in 1857

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“Unenthused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unenthused. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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