dull#3 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def lacking in liveliness or animation
examples he was so dull at parties
a dull political campaign
a large dull impassive man
dull days with nothing to do
how dull and dreary the world is
fell back into one of her dull moods
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Also see colorless, colourless; spiritless; unanimated
Attribute dullness
Derivationally related form dull → dullness
Antonym dull → lively
Similar to arid, desiccate, desiccated; bovine; drab, dreary; heavy, leaden; humdrum, monotonous; lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
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Also see colorless, colourless; spiritless
Antonym lively → dull
Similar to arid, desiccate, desiccated; bovine; drab, dreary; heavy, leaden; humdrum, monotonous; lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
Derived from adjective dully → dull
Derivationally related form dullness → dull
Attribute dullness

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