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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands or millions of years. Indeed, only the sun, moon and planets - together with the occasional comet, asteroid or meteor - seem dynamic.
Seth Shostak

Meaning of "dully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DULLY

dully  [ˈdʌllɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dully in the English dictionary

The first definition of dully in the dictionary is in a manner that lacks animation. Other definition of dully is not brightly. Dully is also not loudly or clearly; in a muffled manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DULLY


agilely
ˈædʒaɪllɪ
brittlely
ˈbrɪtəllɪ
coolly
ˈkuːllɪ
facilely
ˈfæsaɪllɪ
fertilely
ˈfɜːtaɪllɪ
foully
ˈfaʊllɪ
frailly
ˈfreɪllɪ
futilely
ˈfjuːtaɪllɪ
hostilely
ˈhɒstaɪllɪ
imbecilely
ˈɪmbɪˌsaɪllɪ
interstitially
ˌɪntəˈstɪʃəllɪ
palely
ˈpeɪllɪ
puerilely
ˈpjʊəraɪllɪ
servilely
ˈsɜːvaɪllɪ
shrilly
ˈʃrɪllɪ
solely
ˈsəʊllɪ
stilly
ˈstɪllɪ
tactilely
ˈtæktaɪllɪ
vilely
ˈvaɪllɪ
wholly
ˈhəʊllɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DULLY

dulcite
dulcitude
dule
dulia
dull
dull-witted
dullard
Dulles
dullish
dullishly
dullness
dullsville
dulness
dulocracy
dulosis
dulotic
dulse
Duluth
Dulwich
duly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DULLY

awfully
beautifully
bully
carefully
delightfully
faithfully
fully
gracefully
gratefully
gully
hopefully
painfully
peacefully
respectfully
successfully
sully
tastefully
thankfully
Tully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of dully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DULLY

Find out the translation of dully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迟钝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debidamente
570 millions of speakers

English

dully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حسب الأصول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тупо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

devidamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Dully
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sourdement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dully
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dumpf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鈍く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둔하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẫn thờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dully
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दलिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

debolmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głucho
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тупо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dully
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νόμιμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slött
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sløvt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DULLY»

The term «dully» is regularly used and occupies the 77.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dully

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2 QUOTES WITH «DULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dully.
1
Aphra Behn
One hour of right-down love is worth an age of dully living on.
2
Seth Shostak
The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands or millions of years. Indeed, only the sun, moon and planets - together with the occasional comet, asteroid or meteor - seem dynamic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DULLY»

Discover the use of dully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Lobotomy: A Memoir
The author describes his victimization at the hands of Dr. Walter Freeman, who popularized the transorbital lobotomy and who performed the procedure on the author at the age of twelve; the abandoment by his family; his experiences with ...
Howard Dully, Charles Fleming, 2008
2
Talking Dead
why does all he has met think he is the one who killed.
John Dully, 2007
3
Coercion as Cure: A Critical History of Psychiatry
Dully, for his part, tried to ignore his lobotomy and his memory of it. About two years ago he began to look into it and what he discovered eventually led to the NPR program. In researching his story, Dully visited Freeman's son, relatives of ...
Thomas Szasz, 2011
4
Messing with My Head: The Shocking True Story of My Lobotomy
Howard Dully was 12 years old when he was given a lobotomy.
Howard Dully, Charles Fleming, 2009
5
Trow's New York City Directory
Duft'y James, laborer, h r 3 Mangln Dufty James, laborer, h Eleventh av. n W. 45th Dnfty Jame», laborer, h 324 Ninth Dutly James, liquors, 378 1- 1 u 1 1 1 li av. Dully James, liquors, 301 E. 13th Dully James, liquors, 220 Av. В Dully James, ...
6
Apparitions of Difference: Essays on the Vocation of ...
Dully said it was up to her husband, that I would have to talk with him and make it stick. December 3. Mr. and Mrs. Dully have apparently decided to have Howard operated on. I suggested them not tell Howard anything about it. December 17.
Richard Neill Hadder, 2007
7
The Writer's Way
The following are the stories of different individuals who had a lobotomy performed on them as a means to control their mental state. Howard Dully's Story “I've always felt different. . . wondering if something's missing from my soul." These are ...
Jack Rawlins, Stephen Metzger
8
Annual Report
The average numbers in the School were: In 1888, approximately _ 153 In 1884, approximately _ _ _ 171 In 1885, from dally record 156 In 1880, from dally record 179 In 1887, from dally record _ 208 In 1888, from dully record __ 200 In 1889, ...
Rhode Island. Board of State Charities and Corrections, 1913
9
National Registration for Producers of Electronic Waste
Stefan Dully, Carsten Ulbricht, Hans-Jochen Lückefett, Engelbert Westkämper. Other ways of recovery, such as energy recovery and the disposal of the products , should, if possible, not be considered in design and engineering. In other words  ...
Stefan Dully, Carsten Ulbricht, Hans-Jochen Lückefett, 2009
10
Practice to Deceive
Peter Dully surprised me by inviting me inside without first asking why I was there . Either he already knew, or he was anxious to get me off the street before his neighbors noticed. “What happened to your leg?” he asked as though we'd been  ...
David Housewright, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Form 6-K BrasilAgro - Brazilian For: Sep 30
Call notice and attendance: All members of the Board of Directors were dully called pursuant to article 19, first paragraph of the Company´s By ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
2
Islamabad hosts firstever Taliban, Kabul peace talks
“Two sides were dully mandated by their respective leadership. The participants exchanged views on ways and means to bring peace and ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
3
Live Commentary: Roger Federer vs. Gilles Simon - as it happened
Clever cutting from Simon puts him on point for the game and he dully delivers by forcing Federer into a loose one. Simon holds! Federer 6-3 ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
4
Imo Guber: Tribunal Shut out INEC, 35 Others
... go on with the pre-hearing session, having had parties put on notice through the pre-hearing questionnaires, which they had dully answered. «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Excerpt: Trading a Fab NYC Life for Tennessee in 'Home Is a Fire'
Slowly, dully and with no emotion, her lips parted. “I been riding this train for fifteen years,” she said to no one in particular, her eyes never ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
6
Tribunal sitting in Ihedioha/Okorocha case starts
Wyom ruled that it did not matter where the parties were served once dully served. However, he reserved ruling on whether the second to 36th ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Lions Club Sponsors Annual Blood Drive
Dully says that Alpena is a very giving community and the Lions Club is hopeful that they will receive a good supply of blood in order to ... «WBKB-TV, Jul 15»
8
Dramatic scenes witnessed on day 5 of illicit brew fight
... High Court directed the Association of Spirit Manufacturers to produce their licences in court today to show whether they are dully registered. «K24 TV, Jul 15»
9
[OPINION] Boko Haram Prisoners, Salt In Our Injuries By Hon …
... of all regions in this nation are dully considered in all decisions that governments make be it in the Federal, State or the Local Governments. «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Monday's Area Results
6, Robert Tramonti (Triggs Memorial GC)-Brian Owens (North Kingstown GC) — 65-68--133. T7, John Fields (Belmont)-Frank Dully (Kernwood ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»

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