dullishly

/ˈdʌlɪʃli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is slow to understand, learn, or react; stupidly.
    • She blinked dullishly, not comprehending the joke everyone else laughed at.
    • He stared dullishly at the math problem, unable to solve it.
    • The student answered dullishly, forgetting even the simplest facts.
  2. In a boring, uninteresting, or unexciting manner.
    • He spoke dullishly about his day, with no enthusiasm or detail.
    • The lecture droned on dullishly, putting half the class to sleep.
    • The movie started dullishly, with a long, slow scene that tested everyone's patience.
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