Dull and Silly

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Dull adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: the importance of the discovery was lost on the dull minds of his colleagues

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Silly and dull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Dull".

Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

Silly adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: those silly movie producers who thought that audiences would fall for that gimmick all over again

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Dull and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dull" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Many writers avoid sex scenes or truncate them for this very reason: they end up being dull, silly, or dull and silly.

Source: Purple Prose
The Good Life: Apart from finding his desk job to be hopelessly silly (he was a draftsman who designed plastic toys to put in cereal boxes), Tom Good found it to be dull and pointless.

Source: Allergic to Routine
Not that he's competent, mind you Dull Surprise: Tika, especially during her part in the songs during Scared Silly.

Source: Western Animation / The Wacky Adventures Of Ronald Mcdonald

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