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
  • For a warm and welcoming design idea, such as a patio hugged in greenery, consider a cream-colored block—a nice middle ground between edgy grey concrete and natural stone.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Lindo, at 6 feet 4 inches, enters the restaurant on an overcast Wednesday afternoon, sporting aviator shades, a thin, grey beanie, and a colorful summer scarf of different orange, pink, and yellow hues.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The fact that he was sent off in the 37th minute against Alaves or his drab game against Arsenal might have had something to do with it.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The Christmas-tree man Universal Language’s external color palette is purposefully drab, with lots of grays, beiges, and browns reflecting Winnipeg’s brutalist architecture in the film.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These anything but boring side dishes let the bounty of the season shine in new and exciting ways.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Take it from this guy, who bought the beautiful Starfield limited-edition Xbox controller, headset, and console wrap for over $200, only to play the game and dump it after 20 boring hours.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Getting to do it with a fun little tool only adds to the serotonin boost of what would otherwise feel like a monotonous task.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Try to keep furniture away from messy trees that drop sap, leaves, or berries, and steer clear of soggy spots in the yard.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
  • These plants can quickly develop root rot in soggy soil.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Their drama — seen in multiple flashbacks, as well as the tension that exists in the present day — is deeply uninteresting.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Boulder retains a bit of the exotic, which would not have been true of the more prosaic Salt Lake City or Cincinnati.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But instead of starting in the high-profile condo division, Jon Paul had to start on the more prosaic rental business.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • While some players believe that overworlds are tedious and archaic game designs that only add unnecessary filler in between traveling to different destinations, Expedition 33 avoids this problem by placing optional dungeons on the overworld.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Properties can be difficult to source, expensive to evaluate, and tedious to manage.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Dullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullish. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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