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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Dull
Does dull mean not sharp as in a knife's edge or a person who is not sharp?
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dry (not wet), and dry as in boring?
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All of the above?
OR:
dry (not wet), and dry as in boring?
OR:
All of the above?
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Dull means not sharp as in a knife's edge. (not as a person) i think that it does not mean dry! =)
- Dull means not sharp as in a knife's edge.
- (not as a person) i think that it does not mean dry!
- =)
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Dull means not sharp as in a knife's edge. (not as a person)
i think that it does not mean dry!
=)
i think that it does not mean dry!
=)
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dry (not wet), and dry as in boring?
Many things are described as dull, but I don't go along with the "dry" angle.
We often speak of "dry humor," but it can be boring or not according to your taste. Personally, I love dry humor. (It rhymes with "wry humor," which means about the same thing - tongue in cheek irony/sarcas
Many things are described as dull, but I don't go along with the "dry" angle.
We often speak of "dry humor," but it can be boring or not according to your taste. Personally, I love dry humor. (It rhymes with "wry humor," which means about the same thing - tongue in cheek irony/sarcas
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Dull by itself may not necessarily mean slow witted by 'blunt' by itself can mean slow witted am I right?
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AH020387Dull by itself may not necessarily mean slow witted by 'blunt' by itself can mean slow witted am I right?While they both refer to the absence of sharpness, their applications to people are quite different.
(In murder investigations we often hear the expression, "blunt force trauma"; "with a blunt instrument.")
"Blunt" and "dull" are both pej
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