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dullest

  • superlative of dull.

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To be clear, there is no guarantee of finding magic in your dullest job duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“When you are a scientist, and you are trying to prove or disprove a notion, you work at the bench doing the dullest, most routine things over and over and over again,” Baltimore once explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

In parts of south-west England it was the dullest April since 1981.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

The first half might have been one of the dullest of a tournament that has already seen five 0-0 draws.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

This is the dullest scene I’ve ever been in.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan