dullish en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English dullissh, equivalent to dull + -ish.
Meanings
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Somewhat dull; dull to a degree.
Harry said "No.” Voted her dullish, and “cold like all blond women, with a touch, perhaps, of anæmia of the brain.”
1918 August, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “Bliss”, in Bliss and Other Stories, London: Constable & Company, published 1920, →OCLC, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dullish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dullish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
hy տաղտկավուն (somewhat dull)