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
  • The attacker then jumped into a grey BMW, which sped off down the street.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
  • They’re housed in the National Library of Wales, a hulking grey monolith that hovers upon a hilltop overlooking the town, Mount Olympus-style.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • 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 2025
Adjective
  • The main reason Jacksonville is so boring, FinanceBuzz found, is that much of its population is thinly scattered across the city.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • GoPro has also dropped a white version and a forest green version if black is too boring for you.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • In a sense, interacting with AI should not feel like a monotonous, copy and paste-type relationship, White says.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
  • Conscripts have described it as monotonous, disorganized and often irrelevant to modern warfare: a combination of indoor lectures, hours of waiting around, and outdated ceremonial drills.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 21 June 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
  • There are hundreds of such passages throughout this 400-page book, which elevates the most prosaic of details, into hymn.
    Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • His campaign poetry now faces the prosaic work of policy prioritization.
    Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 16 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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