boring
adjective
boringly
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a word derived from
boring.
Example Sentences
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Eve resists scream-queen clichés, but Gemma’s boringly typical tortured backstory is as flat as her wan chemistry with Nick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
He gave an interview to the BBC’s Talkback programme, which he described as "boringly detailed", outlining the nuances of what had been agreed.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
There's also something about the idea of eating less of something that feels intrinsically — and boringly — austere.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2024
But Franklin and Gosling's paper, boringly entitled “Molecular Configuration in Sodium Thymonucleate,” lacked the impact of Watson and Crick's declaration that they had discovered DNA's structure.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2023
But impertinent observers have remarked that Cats in England are required to be so boringly proper that this is their only distraction.
From Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales by Carl Van Vechten
