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dully

dully adverb: in a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.

Adverb

dully (comparative more dully, superlative most dully)

  1. In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
    • The parson, all unaware, dully pursued his calling, perched above the exquisite derision of their glances.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 127

Adjective

dully (comparative more dully, superlative most dully)

  1. (archaic) Dim, indistinct.
    • Far off she seem'd to hear the dully sound / Of human footsteps fall.1832, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Palace of Art

dully meaning in Malayalam

dully in Malayalam

അല്പം മന്ദബുദ്ധിയായ

Forms of dully

Adverb
comparativemore dully
superlativemost dully
Adjective
comparativemore dully
superlativemost dully

Origin of dully

From dull + -ly.

Words that rhyme with dully

Questions about dully

What does dully mean?
Dully means in a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
What is dully in Malayalam?
Dully in Malayalam is അല്പം മന്ദബുദ്ധിയായ. See Dully meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is dully?
Dully can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near dully in the dictionary

  1. dullsvilles
  2. dullwit
  3. dullwits
  4. dullwitted
  5. dullwittedness
  6. dully
  7. dulness
  8. dulnesses
  9. dulocracies
  10. dulocracy
  11. Duloe

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