disappointingly dull

Frequency: 4.82.9 per million words

Expresses that the dullness of something was a disappointment.

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Examples (10)

  • The much-anticipated sequel was disappointingly dull.
  • His keynote address, which everyone was looking forward to, turned out to be disappointingly dull.
  • We had high hopes for the new restaurant, but the flavors were disappointingly dull.
  • The landscape, described as vibrant in the brochure, was actually disappointingly dull under the grey sky.
  • Despite the exciting premise, the plot of the novel was disappointingly dull.
  • The party was disappointingly dull, so we decided to leave early.
  • For a car in that price range, the interior design is disappointingly dull.
  • The conversation became disappointingly dull once they started talking about work.
  • What was supposed to be a thrilling exhibition proved to be disappointingly dull.
  • The main character in the play was disappointingly dull, lacking any real passion or complexity.