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dullness

noun as in stupidity

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Her works achieve the difficult feat of synthesizing a coma-inducing dullness with piercingly shrill extended diatribes to create reverse masterpieces worthy of the most risible North Korean propaganda.

From Salon

There was something emotional about seeing it, in spite of its dullness, as if they were handling a living piece of history.

The musical is an American invention, and its garish traditions blossomed during the Great Depression when extravaganza at the movie theater relieved the dullness of everyday life.

From Salon

PP leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, who has never lost an election in his native Galicia, has played on his reputation for dullness, selling himself as a stable and safe pair of hands, which could appeal to some voters, experts say.

From Reuters

An increased charm offensive is also on his list of priorities, exploiting the self-declared dullness of his main rival, PP leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo and criticising his reluctance to take part in all but one televised debate.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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