dull

/dʌl/ adjective

Definition

BORING › not interesting: a dull place a dull person

NOT BRIGHT › not bright: dull colours dull weather

SOUND › A dull sound is not loud or clear: a dull thud

PAIN [always before noun] › A dull pain is not strong: a dull ache

dullness noun [U] dully adverb

(Definition of dull adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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