Dull and Engaged

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Dull

Dull adjective - Slow to move or act.
Usage example: a dull market for luxury goods this holiday season
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Engaged is an antonym for dull.
Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

Engaged

Engaged adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Usage example: I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time
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Dull is an antonym for engaged.
Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly
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  • Theatre / Mr Puntila and His Man Matti His daughter, Eva, is engaged to a very proper and exceedingly dull young attaché.
    Source: Theatre / Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
  • Things change, however, when the truth of Christy's tale strikes closer to home.This play provides examples of: Betty and Veronica: Pegeen Mike is engaged to marry Shawn Keogh, a rather dull and timid local farmer, but she finds the exotic Christy much more interesting.
    Source: Theatre / The Playboy of the Western World
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