dulled

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dull

(dŭl)

adj. dull·er, dull·est

a. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring: a dull movie.

b. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish: Business has been dull.

2. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife.

a. Not intensely or keenly felt: a dull ache.

b. Not bright, vivid, or shiny: a dull brown; a glaze with a dull finish.

c. Cloudy or overcast: a dull sky.

d. Not clear or resonant: a dull thud.

4. Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid.

5. Lacking responsiveness or alertness; insensitive: half-asleep and dull to the noises in the next room.

6. Dispirited; depressed: a dull mood.

tr. & intr.v. dulled, dull·ing, dulls

To make or become dull.

[Middle English dul; akin to Old English dol.]

dull′ish adj.

dull′ness, dul′ness n.

dul′ly adv.

Synonyms: dull, colorless, drab¹, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
These adjectives mean lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise: a dull, uninteresting performance; a colorless and unimaginative person; a drab and boring job; a humdrum conversation; a lackluster life; a pedestrian movie plot; a stodgy dinner party; an uninspired lecture.

Antonym: lively

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Adj.	1.	dulled - having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond" benumbed uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"
	2.	dulled - made dull or blunt blunted dull - not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
	3.	dulled - deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed with the dust of the road" greyed colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful

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smussato spuntato

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Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity.

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