dull
adjective
not sharp; blunt.
dulness
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a word derived from
dull.
Example Sentences
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I must watch this ghastly countenance—these blue, still lips forbidden to unclose—these eyes now shut, now opening, now wandering through the room, now fixing on me, and ever glazed with the dulness of horror.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Seems as if already, in this first fortnight of Autumn Session, energy's sapped; dulness certainly dominant.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various
After busy engagement comes dulness; after triumph, flatness and sadness.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Marcus Dods
After noticing the effect upon the brightness or dulness of the copper, he carefully tested the oils in order to detect the quantity of metal which had been dissolved.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
“If,” he thought, “by daily use the soft rope could thus penetrate the hard stone, surely a long perseverance could overcome the dulness of my brain.”
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
