Humdrum

Definitions

1. The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
   uncountable
2. A stupid fellow.
   countable, dated

Equivalents

Examples

“I think⟳ it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.”

“So, after settling it that Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were complete⟳ country humdrums, the daughters hoydens, the sons awkward half-dandies, and the company altogether any thing but agreeable, she came to a conclusion she had done fifty times before, that the country was not like⟳ London.”

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