Dull Dʌl Town Deadly Life Small Moment Adjective

• life in a small town could be deadly dull.
• the countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting.
• the first half of the game was pretty dull.
• there's never a dull moment when john's around.

dull

1. not interesting or exciting
• synonym dreary
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dreary
• Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
• The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting.
• The first half of the game was pretty dull.
• There's never a dull moment when John's around.
• He’s such a boring man!
• She found her job very boring.
• Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
• The journey soon became tedious.
2. not bright or shiny
• a dull grey colour
• dull, lifeless hair
• Her eyes were dull.
3. not bright, with a lot of clouds
• synonym overcast
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/overcast
• It was a dull, grey day.
4. not clear or loud
• The gates shut behind him with a dull thud.
5. not very severe, but continuous
• a dull ache/pain
6. slow in understanding
• synonym stupid
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stupid_1
• a dull pupil
7. not busy; slow
• Don't sell into a dull market.
8. it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too
9. extremely boring
• I always found history as dull as ditchwater.

Extra Examples

• The long lectures made the afternoon dull.
• The movie was long and deadly dull.
• The work gets a bit dull at times.
• He is the author of several dull novels.
• Her eyes were dull with dark shadows beneath them.
• The blood stained the grass a dull red colour.
• The fire died down to a dull glow.
• The town seemed deserted in the dull afternoon light.
• There’s never a dull moment when John’s around.
• We’ve had a dull start to the season.

Word Origin

• Old English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.