dullish

adjective

Definition of dullishnext
as in drab

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Recent Examples of dullish But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
  1. drab
  2. boring
  3. monotonous
  4. prosy
  5. soggy
  6. uninteresting
  7. prosaic
  8. tedious
Adjective
  • Now’s an excellent time to find deep discounts on investment pieces like a stylish new sectional, an outdoor furniture set for your next BBQ, or something to spruce up your drab home office.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026
  • The arena’s drab grey interiors don’t exactly paint a picture of romance.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of drab
Adjective
  • The couple just stole $10 million — a theft consequential enough to set the entire story in motion, yet also too boring to depict outside a brief flashback?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The boring games are usually like watching paint dry and their very dedicated fans are only there for the massive parties.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • Rather than replacing existing automation, humanoid robots are intended to complement it by handling monotonous, ergonomically challenging, or safety-critical tasks while allowing employees to focus on higher-value work.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026
  • Across two experiments, participants completed deliberately monotonous tasks, including copying or reading telephone numbers, before taking a creative uses test.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of monotonous
Adjective
  • By the start of the 20th century, instead of offering a few prosy sentences that gestured vaguely toward ingredient amounts, American recipes increasingly began with a list of ingredients in precise, numerical quantities: teaspoons, ounces, cups.
    — Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
Definition of prosy
Adjective
  • Most problems with hydrangeas are not caused by a disease or an insect but by poor growing conditions, incorrect care, weather extremes, and soggy soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
  • In Poor Soil Less-than-ideal soil could be rocky or heavy clay soil, nutrient-poor, or soil with poor drainage that stays soggy.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Definition of soggy
Adjective
  • The film's trailer looked unoriginal and uninteresting.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The brand’s logo did not appear obviously on its clothes; the designs were resolutely uninteresting, even ignorable.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
Definition of uninteresting
Adjective
  • Meek, a 10-year-old Black girl, is grappling with her fears of nuclear Armageddon as more prosaic domestic concerns kick into high gear.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • In 2024 this broad ethic of democracy came into conflict with a more prosaic politic.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Definition of prosaic
Adjective
  • There is rage at the machines for turning what should be a spiritual game into the strictest and most tedious rule-following exercise possible.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • The action of continuously flicking a typical mouse wheel up and down can be slow and tedious as well difficult to control, even with infinite scroll wheels.
    — Shirl Leigh July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026
Definition of tedious

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