square
adjective (BORING PERSON) /skweər/
/skwer/ old-fashioned informalDefinition
› describes a person who is boring and does not like new and exciting things: Do you think my new haircut makes me look a bit square?Tedious and uninspiring
(Definition of square adjective (BORING PERSON) 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)
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Tedious and uninspiring
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