Dull
Dull adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: a dull dance recital that made us wish that we were someplace else
Moving
Moving adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.
Both words in one sentence
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Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: Sara's eyes does this in the beginning of episode 5 when she remembers having to take trains and how crowded they were prior to moving to the island.
Source: Visual Novel / Da Capo III -
Alien. Originally the red-blue shift was to be used when the Nostromo was moving past light speed, but this was one case where dull realism was deemed more appropriate to the movie's dark tone.
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The 'Just a tiny amount' sketch on The Fast Show showed a very dull claymation director demonstrating how his films are made — moving bits of a model 'Just a tiny amount' for every frame of film, over and over and over.
Source: Stop Motion
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