unsatisfying

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Based on the novel by Bernard MacLaverty and written by Mr. MacLaverty and Nick Payne, Ms. Findlay’s work is nevertheless so delicate as to be slight, so unassuming as to be unsatisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The show's use of technology was "deeply unsatisfying and at points very frustrating" for City AM's Adam Bloodworth.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Remember the unsatisfying finale to “The Sopranos”? Swelling crescendo ... then abrupt cut to black?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

This addition is not derived naturally from the theory itself, which has long made it an unsatisfying solution.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

This answer is so wholly lame, so unbelievably unsatisfying, that I almost hang up.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon