arid barren blah blank bloodless characterless cold colorless dead dismal draggy drearisome dreary dry dryasdust dull dusty effete elephantine empty etiolated fade flat heavy hollow inane inexcitable insipid jejune leaden lifeless low-spirited pale pallid pedestrian plodding pointless poky ponderous slow solemn spiritless sterile stiff stodgy stuffy superficial tasteless tedious unlively vapid wooden