Boring and Mean

Boring

Boring adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.

Mean and boring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Boring".

Nearby Words: bore, bored

Mean

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Boring and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boring" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Malcolm: I've met a lot of psychos, but none as fucking boring as you — I mean, you're a real boring fuck.
    Source: Boring Insult
  • I mean, it's a good thing that it's PG-13 and the love scene was offscreen because it probably would have been boring, except for the scratch he gets, of course.
  • When the main characters attend Bengt's play Paul sighs theatrically about how boring it is and seems to genuinely mean it.
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