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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Boring and pedantic in speech or writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A dull, boring or pedantic speaker or writer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the fictitious character Jonas Dryasdust, created by Sir Walter Scott, from dry as dust.
