dull
adjective
not sharp; blunt.
dullest
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superlativeof dull.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Coppola poses the dullest questions and gets very little in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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
"That was one of the dullest Manchester derbies I've seen," Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
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
Which she did on the dullest flattest day he could remember, a throw-away day in March when he drove his father’s two-tone Ford over to her house for two bottles of wine.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
