duller

'duller'

[dull.a.01] as in: 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

'duller'

[dull.a.02] as in: emitting or reflecting very little light

Examples:
a dull glow
dull silver badly in need of a polish
a dull sky

'duller'

[dull.s.01] as in: being or made softer or less loud or clear

Examples:
the dull boom of distant breaking waves
muffled drums
the muffled noises of the street
muted trumpets

'duller'

[boring.s.01] as in: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain

Examples:
a boring evening with uninteresting people
the deadening effect of some routine tasks
a dull play
his competent but dull performance
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

'duller'

[dull.s.03] as in: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

Examples:
dull greens and blues

'duller'

[dull.a.06] as in: not keenly felt

Examples:
a dull throbbing
dull pain

'duller'

[dense.s.04] as in: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray

Examples:
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students

'duller'

[dull.s.05] as in: (of business) not active or brisk

Examples:
business is dull (or slow)
a sluggish market

'duller'

[dull.a.09] as in: not having a sharp edge or point

Examples:
the knife was too dull to be of any use

'duller'

[dull.s.06] as in: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; ; - Willa Cather

Examples:
a dull gaze
so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her

'duller'

[dull.s.07] as in: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

Examples:
the dull thud
thudding bullets

'duller'

[dull.s.08] as in: darkened with overcast

Examples:
a dark day
a dull sky
the sky was leaden and thick

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