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boring

 adjective
     
bor‧ing S2
not interesting in any way:
Her husband is about the most boring person I've ever met.
The job was dull and boring.
WORD FOCUS: boring WORD FOCUS: boring
similar words: not very interesting, dull, dreary, drab
very boring: tedious, mind-numbing, soul-destroying
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