Flat and Slow

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

Usage example: a flat portrayal of Benjamin Franklin in the new TV series

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Slow is a synonym for flat in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Slow" instead an adjective "Flat", when it comes to topics like sluggish.

Nearby Words: flatter, flatly, flatness, flatlet, flatting

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

Usage example: the first half of the movie is slow, but then it gets exciting

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Flat is a synonym for slow in sluggish topic. Sometimes you can use "Flat" instead an adjective "Slow".

Nearby Words: slowness, slowed, slowly, slowing, slowdown

Instead of his later and more child-friendly slow-burning frustration, Bert just flat-out insulted Ernie in a few early episodes, calling him a "ding-a-ling" in one insert.

Source: Series / Sesame Street
He flips through a diary in two seconds flat, declaring that it wasn't bad but slow in the middle.

Source: Super Speed Reading
Youthanasia continued this style, featuring mostly slow-paced songs and downtuned instruments (to E-flat; most Megadeth albums are done in E-tuning).

Source: Music / Megadeth

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