dullish

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Recent Examples of dullish Although his dullish voice-overs attempt to establish him as a deep thinker and observer, Moss outwardly comes off as anything but: surly, cocky, needy, slackerish, immature. Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
Adjective
  • Stock up on a few in white, black, grey, and navy—you’ll reach for them more than anything else in your closet.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 16 July 2025
  • Tyler Perry dons Madea's grey curls yet again — this time for a wedding in the Bahamas.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Dull mirror and drab metal passed sickly fluorescence between them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
  • Sharing the same drab corridors is Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a health insurance executive Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024 in Manhattan.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Hunter: The Reckoning puts players in the role of regular people who know monsters are real and can’t go back to their old, boring lives.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The real world is monochromatic, straightforward, boring.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • Add in the ability to customize said bag’s color, strap length, closure type, and size, and suddenly, packing up for a day of playdates or errand-running doesn’t seem quite as monotonous.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 22 July 2025
  • Situated along the Aegean coast of Thessaly province, the industrial city is a grindingly monotonous patchwork of concrete block buildings; everything of historical interest was leveled during a series of devastating earthquakes in the 1950s.
    Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • The dip bowl is slightly elevated, ensuring no chip gets too soggy.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2025
  • Juicy tomatoes may get soggy and not hold their shape during the frying process.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • But all the dark wood furniture and an uninteresting light fixture did little to make this an inviting space for dinner.
    Meghan Holloran, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
  • There is a belief in some circles that an acrobatic save is a result of a goalie not properly playing his position, and the best goalies make simple, uninteresting saves because they’re positioned properly to cut off the angle of a shot.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Think about the massive productivity implications of work divided in the creation of something so prosaic.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Lippert and Broe’s script veers into more prosaic territory as Johan gets desperate and starts over-compensating, for instance by dipping into the door takings at Adonis to help pay for William’s surgery.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Though many see data entry and painstakingly cleaning up mistakes that come through in digitization as a tedious slog, Aitkens is built differently.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • As seen only in the episodes, the major arcs of this season of Love Island have been tedious to the point of boredom.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 July 2025

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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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