insulsus

== Latin == === Etymology === From in- (“not”) +‎ salsus (“salted, witty”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈsʊɫ.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈsul.sus] === Adjective === īnsulsus (feminine īnsulsa, neuter īnsulsum, comparative insulsior, adverb īnsulsē); first/second-declension adjective unsalted, flavorless Synonyms: īnsipidus, iners (figuratively) deprived of wit, not clever, dull, stupid, absurd Synonyms: fatuus, stupidus, stultus, brūtus, āmēns, īnsipiēns, stolidus Antonyms: callidus, prūdēns, sapiēns, sollers (figuratively, of a thing) bungling, awkward Synonym: fatuus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “insulsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “insulsus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “insulsus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.