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Dulled

see synonyms of dulled

Adjective

1. benumbed, dulled

having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure

Example Sentences:
'the mind of the audience is becoming dulled'
'the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond'

2. blunted, dulled

made dull or blunt

3. dulled, greyed

deprived of color

Example Sentences:
'colors dulled by too much sun'
'greyed with the dust of the road'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dulled

see synonyms of dulled
adjective
1. 
slow to think or understand; stupid
2. 
lacking in interest
3. 
lacking in perception or the ability to respond; insensitive
4. 
lacking sharpness; blunt
5. 
not acute, intense, or piercing
6. 
(of weather) not bright or clear; cloudy
7. 
not active, busy, or brisk
8. 
lacking in spirit or animation; listless
9. 
(of colour) lacking brilliance or brightness; sombre
10. 
not loud or clear; muffled
11. medicine
(of sound elicited by percussion, esp of the chest) not resonant
verb
12. 
to make or become dull

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dulled

see synonyms of dulled
adjective
1. 
mentally slow; stupid
2. 
lacking sensitivity; blunted in feeling or perception
dull to grief
3. 
physically slow; slow-moving; sluggish
4. 
lacking spirit, zest, etc.; not lively; listless, insipid, etc.
5. 
not active or busy; slack
a dull period for sales
6. 
causing boredom; tedious
a dull party
7. 
not pointed or sharp; blunt; not keen
a dull blade
8. 
not felt keenly; not acute
a dull headache
9. 
a. 
not vivid; not brilliant; dim
a dull color
b. 
not shiny or glossy; lusterless
a dull finish
10. 
not distinct, resonant, etc.; muffled
a dull thud
11. 
gloomy; cloudy
dull weather
verb transitive, verb intransitive
12. 
to make or become dull

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dulled

see synonyms of dulled
adj. dull·er, dull·est
1.
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.
3.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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