insipid vs mind-numbing

insipid

adj
  • Flat; lacking character or definition. 

  • Unappetizingly flavorless. 

mind-numbing

adj
  • Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation. 

How often have the words insipid and mind-numbing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )