Dull meaning in English
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Definition
dull: boring, uninteresting, monotonous
Examples
- "The typeface looks faded and dull to me, and then there's the weak allusion to my grandfather, it's just aged badly."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below using either the superlative or comparative form.
Example: Bob has a bigger desk than Luna.
Icarus has the office in the Delavigne building. It is also the office in the building. There is some controversy regarding the office at Delavigne. Some say that Horatio's office is than Philip's office, but that's debatable.
Example: Bob has a bigger desk than Luna.
Icarus has the office in the Delavigne building. It is also the office in the building. There is some controversy regarding the office at Delavigne. Some say that Horatio's office is than Philip's office, but that's debatable.
Fill in the blanks below using either the superlative or comparative form.
Example: Bob has a bigger desk than Luna.
Icarus has the [not done] cleanest 1 office in the Delavigne building. It is also the [not done] dullest 2 office in the building. There is some controversy regarding the [not done] most disorganized 3 office at Delavigne. Some say that Horatio's office is [not done] more chaotic 4 than Philip's office, but that's debatable.
Example: Bob has a bigger desk than Luna.
Icarus has the [not done] cleanest 1 office in the Delavigne building. It is also the [not done] dullest 2 office in the building. There is some controversy regarding the [not done] most disorganized 3 office at Delavigne. Some say that Horatio's office is [not done] more chaotic 4 than Philip's office, but that's debatable.
1 cleanest: The superlative form is required here in order to describe the 'office'. 'Clean' is a monosyllabic (short) adjective, and so we add the suffix 'est' to create the superlative form.
2 dullest: The superlative form is required here in order to describe the 'office'. 'Dull' is a monosyllabic (short) adjective, so it takes the suffix 'est' in the superlative form. The adjective 'dull' means 'uninteresting' or 'boring'.
3 most disorganized: The superlative form is required here in order to describe the 'office'. 'Disorganized' is a polysyllabic (long) adjective, so it takes the prefix 'most' in its superlative form.
4 more chaotic: The comparative form is used here because of the comparison being made between Philip's office and Horatio's office. 'Chaotic' is a polysyllabic (long) adjective, so it takes the prefix 'more' in the comparative form.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
1 dull: Bruno says that the typeface looks "faded and dull". "Faded" shares a similar meaning with "dull". Both adjectives describe something which has lost its colour or brilliance. Example: My t-shirt is faded and dull, it used to be bright red, now it's pale pink. "Dull" also describes something that is lacking in liveliness or animation and is also synonymous with "boring" or "tedious".
2 amateurish: An "amateurish (film)" is one which is not professional or which appears to have been made by an amateur or an unskilled person. Susie says that Edward "wants to know why we're still using such an old-fashioned, amateurish design."
3 weak: "Weak" is the opposite of strong, and describes an absence of energy, strength, power, or ability. Bruno describe the logo's allusion to his grandfather as "weak", meaning that the reference to his grandfather isn't very strong.
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and ."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a link in our virus protection software."
Fill in the blanks with the following adjectives that were used in the audio. No term is used more than once, and not all terms are used!
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
weak | old-fashioned | amateurish | dull | bored | aged
This describes something which is not bright, clear or interesting: "The red in this painting was very bright, it has now lost its colour and looks faded and dull 1."
This describes something which is not professional or has been made by an unskilled person: "This book was written by someone who doesn't know the genre, it's an amateurish 2 piece of work."
This describes something which is fragile or lacks strength or power: "We found a weak 3 link in our virus protection software."
1 dull: Bruno says that the typeface looks "faded and dull". "Faded" shares a similar meaning with "dull". Both adjectives describe something which has lost its colour or brilliance. Example: My t-shirt is faded and dull, it used to be bright red, now it's pale pink. "Dull" also describes something that is lacking in liveliness or animation and is also synonymous with "boring" or "tedious".
2 amateurish: An "amateurish (film)" is one which is not professional or which appears to have been made by an amateur or an unskilled person. Susie says that Edward "wants to know why we're still using such an old-fashioned, amateurish design."
3 weak: "Weak" is the opposite of strong, and describes an absence of energy, strength, power, or ability. Bruno describe the logo's allusion to his grandfather as "weak", meaning that the reference to his grandfather isn't very strong.
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