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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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Spack·le  audio  (spkl) KEY 

A trademark used for a powder to be mixed with water or a ready-to-use plastic paste designed to fill cracks and holes in plaster before painting or papering. This trademark often occurs in lowercase and as a verb in print: "Two young men quietly spackled and whitewashed the walls . . . for an exhibition" (New York Times).



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