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dullardly en · ADJ

Etymology

From dullard + -ly.

Meanings

1. Dull, stupid.
   • Then I shall say it so: in the years since their lucid moments of appreciation, they have let themselves descend into dullardly obtuseness, into vapid venality. 2016, Steven Erikson, Fall of Light:
   • When I called, some dullardly gentleman picked up the telephone, announced the name of his fine establishment, the Pigpen, then yelled to someone nearby […]. 2000, Brian McGrory, The Incumbent, page 389:
   • I believe pop music is too important to be left to the leaden, dullardly and unambitious. 2014, Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl, Ebury, published 2015, page 260:

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