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dullness

[duhl-nis] / ˈdʌl nɪs /




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The danger of dullness is heightened by the writing, which is plain and informational to an extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Of all the dullness on display at Ibrox, Cammy Devlin's five-minute cameo stood apart.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Her works achieve the difficult feat of synthesizing a coma-inducing dullness with piercingly shrill extended diatribes to create reverse masterpieces worthy of the most risible North Korean propaganda.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

Excessive coloring of the hair to lighten the color can cause damage to the hair shaft leading to dullness, increased hair fragility, and breakage.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 22, 2023

“Same boat,” repeated Citra with deadpan dullness but daggers in her eyes as sharp as the ones that used to hang in Faraday’s weapons den.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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