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1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

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1. Definition: 1. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

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1. Definition: 1. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

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1. Definition: 1. affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; "a vapid conversation"; "a vapid smile"; "a bunch of vapid schoolgirls"

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1. Definition: 1. dulled by surfeit; "the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"

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1. Definition: 1. very drunk

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1. Definition: 1. pay out; "spend money"

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1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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1. Definition: 1. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

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1. Definition: 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

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1. Definition: 1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

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1. Definition: 1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

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1. Definition: 1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"

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1. Definition: 1. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare

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1. Definition: 1. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

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1. Definition: 1. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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1. Definition: 1. having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

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1. Definition: 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

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1. Definition: 1. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

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1. Definition: 1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

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1. Definition: 1. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"

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1. Definition: 1. having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"

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1. Definition: 1. disturb the composure of

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1. Definition: 1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

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1. Definition: 1. emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

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1. Definition: 1. damaged inanimate objects or their value

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1. Definition: 1. Dilapidated

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1. Definition: 1. a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

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1. Definition: 1. use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"

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1. Definition: 1. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

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1. Definition: 1. lacking aesthetic or social taste

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1. Definition: 1. Cowardly

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1. Definition: 1. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

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1. Definition: 1. not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production

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1. Definition: 1. evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"

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1. Definition: 1. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

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