They chose a red clay pot decorated with patterns in dull white paint.This kind of mindless work can become very dull very quickly.His head hit the floor with a dull thud.It will be dry but dull this morning, with the possibility of showers later in the day.A clean site that people can find their way around easily will always beat one that's complicated, dull or fussy. ![]() A dull opening Wednesday on Wall Street kept stock prices at low levels.I hate all ordinary dull little people who aren't ashamed of being dull and little.When a plant changes color from bright green to dull gray-green, it needs water.I'm afraid I must seem very dull compared with all those interesting people you meet.We are not employed just for work - dull, boring, monotonous work.And their dull appearance is often accompanied by teaching methods that consist mostly of scribbling graphs on a blackboard.Without the light from the screen, the condo room seems as dull and impersonal as a room in a Holiday Inn.We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.Our neighbours are OK, I suppose, but they're so dull!.dullness noun Examples from the Corpus dull 8 trade BFS if business on the Stock Exchange is dull, few people are buying and selling OPP brisk - dully adverb ‘Well Michael?’ he said dully. 6 knife/blade TZ SHARP not sharp SYN blunt 7 not intelligent STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT old-fashioned not able to think quickly or understand things easily SYN stupid If you don’t understand then you’re duller than I thought. 5 sound C not clear or loud The gates shut with a dull thud. a dull sky 4 pain MI PAIN a dull pain is not severe but does not stop OPP sharp a dull ache in her lower back The pain was dull but persistent. the dull afternoon light 3 weather DN not bright and with lots of clouds Outside the weather was hazy and dull. Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them. ► see thesaurus at boring Register In everyday English, people usually say boring rather than dull: a long, boring film 2 colour/light CC BRIGHT not bright or shiny The bird is dull brown and gray in colour. Never a dull moment running a hotel in the Caribbean (=it’s always interesting or exciting ). The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (=very dull ). a dull movie It sounded pretty dull to me. ○ S3 adjective ( comparative duller, superlative dullest ) 1 boring BORING not interesting or exciting Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here.Send us feedback about these examples.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Colours, Nature, Illness & disability, Colours & sounds dull dull 1 / dʌl / These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nary.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. ![]() Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. ![]() 2023 There's nary a plastic chair in sight. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023 There’s nary a moment of national reckoning. 2023 For Sephardim, there’s nary an apple in sight. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, Lincoln-Way Central 1-0 (6) Bella Dimitrijevic not only struck out all six Providence batters, there was nary a foul ball. Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 June 2023 Nobody in the Ireland that Sare is about to discover does step-dancing, and presumably for budgetary reasons there’s nary a U2 song to be heard, because those jokes are directed at Sare and her naive assumptions. 2023 The downside is that Morgana employees must have been warned, because there's nary a person to arrest. 2023 Helmed by Taibi Magar, there’s nary a weak performance in the production at the Loeb Drama Center. Recent Examples on the Web By Tuesday, there was nary a head-encircling hair accessory in sight.
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