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Meaning Of Dull
superl.
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of
apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
superl.
Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
superl.
Insensible; unfeeling.
superl.
Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
superl.
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.
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.
v. t.
To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
v. t.
To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
v. t.
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
v. t.
To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.