insulsus, a, um, adj. [2. in-salsus], unsalted, insipid.
I Lit.: amurcā insulsā perfundunt sulcos, Col. 2, 9: gula, that longs for tasteless things , Cic. Att. 13, 31, 4. — Comp. : cibus insulsior, Hier. Ep. 22, 40.—
II Trop.
A Bungling , awkward : Tyndaris illa bipennem insulsam et fatuam dextra laevaque tenebat, Juv. 6, 658.—
B Tasteless , insipid , silly , absurd : non insulsum huic ingeniumst, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 79: est etiam in verbo positum non insulsum genus (ridiculi), Cic. de Or. 2, 64: multa (in sermone) nec illitterata, nec insulsa esse videntur, id. Fam. 9, 16: adulescens, id. Cael. 29: acuti, nec insulsi hominis sententia, id. Tusc. 1, 8.— Sup. : insulsissimus homo, Cat. 17, 12.—As subst.: insulsae , ārum, f. (sc. mulieres), silly creatures , Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2. — Adv.: insulsē , tastelessly , insipidly , foolishly , absurdly : aliquid facere, Cic. Att. 15, 4: insulse, arroganter dicere, id. ib. 5, 10: non insulse interpretari, not amiss , not badly , id. de Or. 2, 54.— Comp. : nihil potest dici insulsius, Gell. 16, 12.— Sup. : haec etiam addit insulsissime, Gell. 12, 2, 6.