savorless

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Turning first to economics, De Gaulle began with a 20-minute justification of the De Gaulle policy�midway between the "excesses" of totally free enterprise and "sullen, colorless and savorless" socialism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Organized charity is a sapid and savorless thing; its place among moral agencies is no higher than that of root beer.

From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)

Her deep-dish pies became savorless, the whipped cream smeary and sad of taste.

From Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm by Fogarty, Thomas

She had joined that simple circle over the way; she had mingled in its plain, provincial talk; she had shared its meagre and savorless pleasures.

From The Europeans by James, Henry

For the time being life was savorless, and ambition had gone out like a snuffed candle.

From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)