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

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

When mutton is two years old, the meat is flabby, pale and savorless.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

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)

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