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dull vs interesting

dull

Definitions

adjective

  1. not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
  2. (of business) not active or brisk
  3. being or made softer or less loud or clear
  4. lacking in liveliness or animation
  5. blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
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verb

  1. make dull in appearance
  2. make dull or blunt
  3. become less interesting or attractive
  4. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  5. make numb or insensitive
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Examples

Simply smooth a little on your face at night, lie back and say goodbye to dull and lifeless skin.

If you think of a piece of hair as a pencil, the medulla is the graphite, the cortex is the wood, and the paint on the outside is the cuticle.

Threadbare patches in her fur and mane shone dull against the her tawny pelt.

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interesting

Definitions

adjective

  1. arousing or holding the attention

Examples

She has certainly branched out into more interesting work in recent years.

The premise kinda sounds interesting and it has a good cast, but it also sounds a bit too overdramatic and emo …

The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.

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