"uninformative" meaning in English

See uninformative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more uninformative [comparative], most uninformative [superlative]
Etymology: un- + informative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|informative}} un- + informative Head templates: {{en-adj}} uninformative (comparative more uninformative, superlative most uninformative)
  1. lacking useful or interesting information Translations (Translations): joutava (Finnish), tyhjänpäiväinen (Finnish), sisällötön (Finnish), niepouczający (Polish)

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