on one's uppers (adjective) necessitous: poor
Sinonime: banal, blah*, boring,
dull, dull as dishwater,
flat, flavorless, ho hum, humdrum,
insipid, milk-and-water, monotonous, nerdy,
nothing, pabulum, sapless,
tame,
tedious, unexciting, uninspiring, uninteresting, unstimulating, vanilla,
vapid, waterish,
watery,
weak, wimpy, wishy-washy,
zero*
Antonime: delicious,
distinctive,
sharp,
tasty,
yummy