VocabJLPT N3
dull
い-Adjective

Also written as 詰まらない

Definitions

  1. 1. dull
  2. 2. uninteresting
  3. 3. insignificant
  4. 4. absurd
This adjective describes something as boring, dull, or uninteresting. It can also be used to mean trivial or worthless, and in some contexts it expresses that something is not worth one's time.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

There are so many rules in our department that work just isn't fun anymore!

Sentence 2

My boss shut it down in one word: "That's boring."

Sentence 3

A report that's just numbers is pretty dull to look at.

Sentence 4

Pure gossip gets old really fast.

Sentence 5

Nothing is more dull than a story where nothing happens.