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326 words match “DULL”

DULL a. 12 definitions
Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning." Thackeray. She is not bred so dull but she can learn. Shak.
DULL-BRAINED a.
Stupid; doltish. Shak.
DULL-BROWED a.
Having a gloomy look.
DULL-EYED a.
Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity. Shak.
DULL-SIGHTED a.
Having poor eyesight.
DULL-WITTED a.
Stupid.
DULLARD n. 2 definitions
A stupid person; a dunce. Shak. -- a.
DULLER n.
One who, or that which, dulls.
DULLHEAD n.
A blockhead; a dolt. Ascham.
DULLISH a.
Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. "A series of dullish verses." Prof. Wilson.
DULLNESS n.
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also dulness.] And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. Pope.
DULLSOME a.
Dull. [R.] Gataker.
DULLY adv.
In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life or spirit. Supinely calm and dully innocent. G. Lyttelton.
MEDULLA n. 3 definitions
The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
MEDULLAR a.
See Medullary.
MEDULLARY a. 3 definitions
Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla.
MEDULLATED a.
Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
MEDULLIN n.
A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants. Cf. Lignin, and Cellulose.
NONMEDULLATED a.
Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.
UNDULL v.
To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] Whitlock.
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