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boring

adjective
 
 
/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/ US  /ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ/

Definition

A1 not interesting or exciting: She finds opera boring. It's boring to sit on the plane with nothing to read. a boring lecture The film was so boring I fell asleep.Tedious and uninspiring boringly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
The film has a boringly predictable ending.Tedious and uninspiring
(Definition of boring adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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