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Dull
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
(2):
(superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
(3):
(superl.) Insensible; unfeeling.
(4):
(superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
(5):
(v. i.) To become dull or stupid.
(6):
(superl.) Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
(7):
(superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
(8):
(v. t.) To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
(9):
(v. t.) To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
(10):
(v. t.) To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
(11):
(v. t.) To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
(12):
(superl.) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dull'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dull.html. 1828.
