We are not employed just for work - dull, boring, monotonous work.And their dull appearance is often accompanied by teaching methods that consist mostly of scribbling graphs on a blackboard.Without the light from the screen, the condo room seems as dull and impersonal as a room in a Holiday Inn.We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.Our neighbours are OK, I suppose, but they're so dull!.dullness noun Examples from the Corpus dull 8 trade BFS if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling OPP brisk - dully adverb ‘Well Michael?’ he said dully. 6 knife/blade TZ SHARP not sharp SYN blunt 7 not intelligent STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily SYN stupid If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought. 5 sound C not clear or loud The gates shut with a dull thud. a dull sky 4 pain MI PAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop OPP sharp a dull ache in her lower back The pain was dull but persistent. the dull afternoon light 3 weather DN not bright and with lots of clouds Outside the weather was hazy and dull. Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them. ► see thesaurus at boring Register In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than dull: a long, boring film 2 colour/light CC BRIGHT not bright or shiny The bird is dull brown and gray in colour. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it’s always interesting or exciting ). ![]() The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (=very dull ). a dull movie It sounded pretty dull to me. ○ S3 adjective ( comparative duller, superlative dullest ) 1 boring BORING not interesting or exciting Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Colours, Nature, Illness & disability, Colours & sounds dull dull 1 / dʌl /
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