no fun at parties

Definitions

boring or pedantic

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“Of course there is the self-righteous minority convinced that while they may not be perfect, they are pretty close⟳. It is best to avoid⟳ these people altogether. They are no fun at parties and, for the most part, are generally irritating the rest⟳ of the time.”

“Serious inductive philosophers are also no fun at parties because they are like⟳ little experience-sponges, constantly soaking up new information for their pet thesis.”

““The circle you draw⟳ is but a poor shadow of the real, eternal idea of a circle.” This is kind of dense, and rumor has it that Plato was no fun at parties.”

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