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 gunman, described as Hispanic and wearing a grey hoodie, dark pants and white shoes, ran off down E. Houston St. No arrests have been made.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The pair were seen out hand in hand in Milan earlier in the day too, with Steinfeld in an oversized grey trench coat and Allen in a black sweatshirt.
    Staff Author, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Young Hollywood delivered fashion wins after a drab awards season Stars like Lisa, Rachel Sennott, Marissa Bode, Doja Cat, Emma Stone, Selena Gomez, Ana de Armas, Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet brought glam and drama to the end of an award season sorely missing it.
    William Earl, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Its partner is more drab, with tan and gray stripes on its head and brown streaks through its white throat.
    Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The whole thing also looks pretty—budget and midrange phones tend to be super boring, but the Pixel 8A has a smart design with a matte rear texture.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Buck is a loquacious, glad-handing oaf who has a boring way with a witty story, and is marked for death.
    Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • People are less likely to feel threatened by a tool that tackles monotonous administrative tasks than one that drafts an entire document.
    Hunter Steele, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • My mornings began with a monotonous dread that would persist throughout the day.
    Charley Locke, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Eat well and drink plenty of water Forget settling for an iceberg salad, a soggy slice of terminal pizza, or a tiny bag of pretzels.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Mar. 2025
  • What could have been a true old-school King creeper ends up a bit of a soggy coming-of-age story: The movie never really recovers when Sutherland leaves.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For years, companies like Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and IHG primarily focused on consistent, but also largely uninteresting, hotels.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Activities were repetitive or uninteresting, new bosses were built around individual characters which was a poor format.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In the face of that chilling, prosaic nightmare, all Perkins can do is laugh.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Mazen al-Hamada’s relatives learned of his death in a more prosaic way: photographs from the military morgue circulated on social media.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ideally, containers should be within reach of your garden hose, which is less tedious than lugging heavy watering cans all over the place.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The big picture: Ad agencies can have a tedious and highly manual expense management process that's prone to human error.
    Lucinda Shen, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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