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dull

1. (of weather) not bright or clear; cloudy
2. (of colour) lacking brilliance or brightness; sombre
3. Med (of sound elicited by percussion, esp of the chest) not resonant
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Particularly as I regard Shakespeare as being as dull as dishwater, and Mervyn does dull extremely effectively.
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