Deadly dull Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɛdɫi/ /ˈdəɫ

DED-lee DUHL

UK

dˈɛdli/ /dˈʌl

DED-lee DULL

التعريف

Extremely boring; so uninteresting or tedious that it feels almost unbearable.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often humorous. Strengthens 'dull' to mean unbearably boring. Often used to describe events, books, movies, or classes. Not used for people directly (say a 'deadly dull class', not a 'deadly dull person').

• Spanish: aburridísimo - mortalmente aburrido
• Portuguese (BR): chato ao extremo - mortalmente entediante
• Portuguese (PT): extremamente aborrecido - mortalmente aborrecido
• Chinese (Simplified): 无聊至极 - 极其无聊
• Chinese (Traditional): 無聊至極 - 極其無聊
• Hindi: बेहद उबाऊ
• Arabic: ممل للغاية - ممل قاتل
• Bengali: মারাত্মক বিরক্তিকর - ভীষণই বিরক্তিকর
• Russian: смертельно скучный
• Japanese: 死ぬほど退屈な
• Vietnamese: chán chết đi được - cực kỳ buồn tẻ
• Korean: 지독하게 지루한 - 죽을 만큼 지루한
• Turkish: ölümcül sıkıcı
• Urdu: انتہائی بورنگ - جان لیوا بورنگ
• Indonesian: sangat membosankan

جمل نموذجية

The lecture was deadly dull and I almost fell asleep.

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This book is deadly dull; I can't get past the first chapter.

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The movie was deadly dull, so we left early.

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Honestly, the meeting was deadly dull—I zoned out halfway through.

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I tried watching that documentary, but it was deadly dull from start to finish.

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The party was so deadly dull that nobody wanted to stay.

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