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[ duhl-ish ] / ˈdʌl ɪʃ /
adjectivesomewhat dull; tending to be dull. Origin of dullishMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dull, -ish1 Words nearby dullishdullard, dull as dishwater, Dulles, Dulles International Airport, Dulles, John Foster, dullish, Dull Knife, dullsville, dull-witted, dulocracy, dulosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dullishHe gets on in the good things faster than I do; I'm still but a dullish sort of a scollard; worse luck. The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East At the southern end was a great open porch, the adobe floor stained a dullish red, and vines were climbing over the columns. A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas He turned his eyes to where she was indicating and saw a dullish object in the sky, some thousand feet up. The Day of the Dog|Anderson Horne The general colour of the rock was dullish purple, and the stratification very distinct. A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
They were full of noise and commotion, and yet, as a matter of fact, they were dullish as they dropped one after another. The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant
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