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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. ``Dull at classical learning.''
--Thackeray.
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She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
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2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
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O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
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3. Insensible; unfeeling.
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Think me not
So dull a devil to forget the loss
Of such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
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4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. ``Thy
scythe is dull.'' --Herbert.
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5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
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6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. ``The dull earth.'' --Shak.
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As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
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7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
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Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. Duller; superl. Dullest.] [AS. dol
foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
Dolt, Dwale, Dwell, Fraud.]
1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
stupid; doltish; blockish. ``Dull at classical learning.''
--Thackeray.
She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing. --Matt. xiii.
15.
O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
--Spenser.
3. Insensible; unfeeling.
Think me not So dull a devil to forget the loss Of
such a matchless wife. -- Beau. & Fl.
4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. ``Thy
scythe is dull.'' --Herbert.
5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
inert. ``The dull earth.'' --Shak.
As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
changes of study a dull brain. -- Longfellow.
7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
Lifeless.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
a.
(en-superlative of: dull)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
a.
(en-superlative of: dull)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
a.
(en-superlative of: dull)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
a.
(en-superlative of: dull)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm d ull est)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
dullest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj dull)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Dullest /dˈʌlɪst/ مملّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
dullest /dˈʌlɪst/ nejhloupějšíFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
dullest /dˈʌlɪst/
am dümmsten, am dämlichsten, am dusseligsten, am dussligsten, am doofsten, am blödesten, am deppertsten, am törichtsten, am beknacktesten
Synonyms: silliest, most stupid, most foolish, dumbest, most dopey, doltishest, most gormless
see: silly, stupid, foolish, dumb, dopey, doltish, air-headed, gormless, dull, sillier, more stupid, more foolish, dumber, more dopey, doltisher, more gormless, duller, as thick as they come, thick as a plank, thick as two (short) planks, be (as) thick as two short planks, play dumb, act dumb, Silly me! I've locked myself out of the car.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈdəɫəst/