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adj
comparative form of dull: more dull
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
One who, or that which, dulls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English dull Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English duller From dull (adjective) + -er.
From dull (verb) + -er.
