Webster's Dictionary 1913

6454

Dull (3)

Dull, v. i. To become dull or stupid. Rom. of R.

6455

Dull-brained

Dull″–brained′ (?), a. Stupid; doltish. Shak.

6456

Dull-browed

Dull″–browed′ (?), a. Having a gloomy look.

6457

Dull-eyed

Dull″–eyed′ (?), a. Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity. Shak.

6458

Dull-sighted

Dull″–sight′ed (?), a. Having poor eyesight.

6459

Dull-witted

Dull″–wit′ted (?), a. Stupid.

6460

Dullard

Dull″ard (?), n. [Dull + -ard.] A stupid person; a dunce. Shak. — a. Stupid. Bp. Hall.

6461

Duller

Dull″er (?), n. One who, or that which, dulls.

6462

Dullhead

Dull″head′ (?), n. A blockhead; a dolt. Ascham.

6463

Dullish

Dull″ish, a. Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. “A series of dullish verses.” Prof. Wilson.

6464

Dullness

Dull″ness, n. The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written ...

6465

Dullsome

Dull″some (?), a. Dull. Gataker.

6466

Dully

Dul″ly (?), adv. In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life or spirit.Supinely calm and dully innocent. G. Lyttelton.

6467

Dulocracy

Du‐loc″ra‐cy (?), n. See Doulocracy.

6468

Dulse

Dulse (dŭls), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. Whisky.] (Bot.) A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse...

6469

Dulwilly

Dul″wil‐ly (?), n.(Zoöl.) The ring plover.

6470

Duly

Du″ly (?), adv. In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to be; properly; regularly.

6471

Dumal

Du″mal (?), a. [L. dumus bramble.] Pertaining to, or set with, briers or bushes; brambly.

6472

Dumb

Dumb (?), a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. � blind. See Deaf, and cf. Dummy.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter arti...

6473

Dumb (2)

Dumb, v. t. To put to silence. Shak.

6474

Dumb-bell

Dumb″–bell′ (?), n. A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise.

6475

Dumb-waiter

Dumb″–wait′er (?), n. A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with ...

6476

Dumbledor

Dum″ble‐dor′ (?), n. [The first part is prob. of imitative origin. See Dor a beetle.] (Zoöl.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer.

6477

Dumbly

Dumb″ly (?), adv. In silence; mutely.

6478

Dumbness

Dumb″ness, n. The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.

6479

Dumdum bullet

Dum″dum bul″let (?). (Mil.) A kind of manstopping bullet; — so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army.

6480

Dumetose

Du″me‐tose′ (?), a. [From L. dumetum a thicket.] (Bot.) Dumose.