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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.
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Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullish
Adjective
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Well, that can make even the most beautiful architecture and designer furniture look drab.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Without getting into spoilers, her one-and-done appearance in Episode 5 presents the perfect opportunity for the more-than-capable Meester to match wits with Bell’s judgmental Joanna, only to strand the actor with boring, obvious jokes and saddle her with a feeble resolution.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Now, adidas is also proving that hiking boots don’t have to look boring, since the brand’s perfect-for-fall versions are attractive as can be, what with their mingling of brown with other earth tones.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Life was exceedingly dull, monotonous, and uncertain for a long while, Curry wrote.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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They're usually stifled by monotonous or isolated work.—
William Vanderbloemen,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Color & Geometry Non-Slip Bath Mat Gone are the days of stepping out of the shower and onto cold tile or a soggy bath mat.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Trump had argued a permanent ballroom was long needed because rooms weren't big enough inside the White House and tents set up on the south lawn often left guests with soggy feet.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Toxic relationships and love triangles also ranked among the most tiresome or uninteresting tropes for young viewers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The truth is incredibly uninteresting because the magic is kind of within.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The reigning European champions were scattered in defence, prosaic and shallow in attack, despite the options at Renee Slegers’ disposal.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, The Life of a Showgirl is a stark departure from last year’s deeply personal, prosaic, and tortured-as-hell The Tortured Poets Department.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The concierge approach means Assisted Living Magazine handles tedious tasks, such as scheduling tours, paperwork, price negotiations, and matching seniors with specialists in memory care, mobility, wellness, and medicine.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The work—in a way, a series of encounters with random elements of one-click consumerism, including coloring books and marketing guides for dentists—is tedious, repetitive, and demoralizing.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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