dully

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English

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Etymology

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From dull +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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dully (comparative more dully, superlative most dully)

  1. In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 127:
      The parson, all unaware, dully pursued his calling, perched above the exquisite derision of their glances.