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dulled
dull D0419000 (dŭl)adj. dull·er, dull·est 1. a. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring: a dull movie.b. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish: Business has been dull.2. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife.3. a. Not intensely or keenly felt: a dull ache.b. Not bright, vivid, or shiny: a dull brown; a glaze with a dull finish.c. Cloudy or overcast: a dull sky.d. Not clear or resonant: a dull thud.4. Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid.5. Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive: half-asleep and dull to the noises in the next room.6. Dispirited; depressed: a dull mood.tr. & intr.v. dulled, dull·ing, dulls To make or become dull.
[Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol.]
dull′ish adj.dull′ness, dul′ness n.dul′ly adv.Synonyms: dull, colorless, drab1, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
These adjectives mean lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise: a dull, uninteresting performance; a colorless and unimaginative person; a drab and boring job; a humdrum conversation; a lackluster life; a pedestrian movie plot; a stodgy dinner party; an uninspired lecture.Antonym: livelyThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dulled - having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"benumbeduninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator" | | 2. | dulled - made dull or bluntblunteddull - not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use" | | 3. | dulled - deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed with the dust of the road"greyedcolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
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Related to dulled: hearkenSynonyms for dulledadj having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposureSynonymsRelated Wordsadj made dull or bluntSynonymsRelated Wordsadj deprived of colorSynonymsRelated Words |