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

He saw that the mere sale of drawings would be a savorless success, if it bereft him of this plain-speaking but just friend.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon

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)

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)

Mr. Royce knew a few of them, too, and introduced me to them, but I found their talk somehow flat and savorless.

From The Holladay Case A Tale by Stevenson, Burton Egbert