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  1. underwhelmingadjective

    Failing to interest; usually used in response to something that was presented as exciting.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underwhelming in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underwhelming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of underwhelming in a Sentence

  1. Bill McKibben:

    These studies are part of the emerging scientific understanding that we're in even hotter water than we'd thought, we're a long ways down the path to disastrous global warming, and the policy response -- especially in the United States -- has been pathetically underwhelming.

  2. Trey Gowdy:

    If the State Department does not fulfill this production, or if production continues to be anemic and underwhelming, we will move forward with scheduling a compliance hearing before the Committee.

  3. Owen Zidar:

    So far, the investment response has been modest and underwhelming, the idea there would be an enormous boom was pretty optimistic.

  4. David Ross:

    Underwhelming? I don’t know what his life experience is, but I appreciate this place a lot. I’ve got a lot of history here. This is one of the best [ballparks] I’ve ever been around.

  5. Brian Battle:

    Spinning a pot on a potter's wheel when it gets out of balance, it starts spinning a lot, this is all price discovery. We had a panic yesterday. As people get back in the market they're questioning what everything is worth. I don't think it's any one thing. What's most important is where its going to close. I think we'll have a really underwhelming close.

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