: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome
a boring lecture
boringness
noun
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I find her books totally boring.
I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
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If films like Nosferatu don’t find a wide audience and thrive in the marketplace, cinema faces a very bland, boring future.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Either way, the winter garden is anything but boring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But her debut cookbook is anything but a boring, dense read.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Review: Justin Timberlake delivers flashy, boring show Pop culture reporter Holly V. Hays brought high hopes to the Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Either way, the winter garden is anything but boring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
But her debut cookbook is anything but a boring, dense read.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
Review: Justin Timberlake delivers flashy, boring show Pop culture reporter Holly V. Hays brought high hopes to the Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Boring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boring. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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