dull
adjective (BORING) /dʌl/Definition
B1 not interesting or exciting in any way: She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper. He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull. → Synonym boringTedious and uninspiring dully /ˈdʌl.li/ adverb › The car lights glowed dully through the mist. My arm still ached dully.Pain and painfulDarkness and becoming darkPale and colourless and causing colour to fade dullness /ˈdʌl.nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of dull adjective (BORING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland adjective
- boring adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- desiccated adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- menial adjective
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- pallid adjective
- spinach adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
Topic:
Tedious and uninspiring
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