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dull as dishwater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
dul-l as dish-wa-ter
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Boring; ordinary; exceedingly dull.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Modified from dull as ditchwater (1700s) in the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation.

Inflected Forms

dull as ditchwater (alternative)

Phrases

watch paint dry bored to tears

Frequently Paired Words

watch paint dry bored to tears

Synonyms

boring as beans

Questions

What does dull as dishwater mean?
Boring; ordinary; exceedingly dull.
Where does dull as dishwater come from?
Modified from dull as ditchwater (1700s) in the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation.

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