Clues for the word "DULL"
We've had 64 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 179 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on June 08, 2026.
Definition of dull
- superl. - Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
- superl. - Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
- superl. - Insensible; unfeeling.
- superl. - Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
- superl. - Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
- superl. - Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless; inert.
- superl. - Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
- v. t. - To deprive of sharpness of edge or point.
- v. t. - To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
- v. t. - To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- v. t. - To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
- v. i. - To become dull or stupid.
Referring Clues
- Like dishwater
- Lackluster
- Uninteresting
- Boring
- Unlike the life of the party
- Yawn-provoking
- Ho-hum
- Not sharp
- Like dishwater?
- Needing stropping
- Not the life of the party
- Desensitize
- Without an edge
- Jejune
- Causing yawning
- Yawn-inducing
- Far from scintillating
- Needing sharpening
- Hardly thrilling
- Unlikely to cut
- Far from vivid
- Overcast
- In need of sharpening
- Snore-inducing
- Take the edge off
- Tedious
- Dimwitted
- Humdrum
- Blunt
- Like watching paint dry
- Monotonous
- Sigh-inducing
- Like some finishes
- Not keen
- Not exciting at all
- Cloudy
- Lacking interest
- Uninteresting, like a show
- Like lackluster show
- Dreary
- A bit of a pain, Matt's ahead of champion, swallowing hard
- Definitely uninteresting, lacking lustre on top
- Stupid
- "All work and no play makes Jack a ___ boy" (proverb in "The Shining")
- Uninspiring
- Uninteresting, tedious
- Opposite of "glossy"
- Unexciting
- Drab
- Lacking a sheen
- In need of whetting
- Opposite of exciting
- Not shiny
- Ennui-inducing
- Gloomy
- Hardly inspiring
- Colorless
- A brilliant rebuttal
- Sombre
- Lacking vivacity
- Like a matte finish
- Nearly pointless?
- Not too keen
- Plain
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - June 08, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 08, 2026
- LA Times - May 03, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 14, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 03, 2026
- Daily American - February 17, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 10, 2026
- Daily American - December 09, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 30, 2025
- LA Times - November 12, 2025
- LA Times - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 19, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 06, 2025
- Daily American - June 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 04, 2025
- Daily American - February 28, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 21, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 10, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 28, 2024
- Daily American - October 20, 2024
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