Boring and Modest

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

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

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

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Boring and modest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boring" instead an adjective "Modest".

The film was a modest box office hit, but is generally considered to be one of Hitch's weaker, dare we say, more boring films.

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