dull

  • (verb): To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
  • (verb): To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
  • (verb): To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
  • (verb): To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
  • (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
  • (adjective): Boring; not exciting or interesting.
  • (adjective): Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
  • (adjective): Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
  • (adjective): Sluggish, listless.
  • (adjective): Cloudy, overcast.
  • (adjective): Insensible; unfeeling.
  • (adjective): Heavy; lifeless; inert.
  • (adjective): (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
  • (adjective): (of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.
  • Years of misuse have dulled the tools.
  • He drinks to dull the pain.
  • A razor will dull with use.
  • All these knives are dull.
  • He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.