How to Pronounce "deadly dull"
expression
ˈdɛdɫi/ /ˈdəɫ
DED-lee DUHL
dˈɛdli/ /dˈʌl
DED-lee DULL
Definition
Extremely boring; so uninteresting or tedious that it feels almost unbearable.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɛdɫi/ /ˈdəɫ
British English
dˈɛdli/ /dˈʌl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DED-lee DUHL
UK
DED-lee DULL
Listen in Context
The lecture was deadly dull and I almost fell asleep.
This book is deadly dull; I can't get past the first chapter.
The movie was deadly dull, so we left early.
Honestly, the meeting was deadly dull—I zoned out halfway through.