downright boring

Frequency: 4.55.6 per million words

An emphatic adverb for something that is obviously and completely boring.

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Examples (20)

  • The lecture was downright boring, and I struggled to stay awake.
  • The lecture was downright boring - half the students fell asleep.
  • Let's be honest, the second half of the movie was downright boring.
  • That movie turned out to be downright boring, despite the great reviews.
  • He found the administrative tasks of his job to be downright boring.
  • His presentation style is downright boring and puts everyone to sleep.
  • Without any interesting plot twists, the novel becomes downright boring after the first few chapters.
  • The book started well but became downright boring in the middle chapters.
  • Some people find classical music sublime, while others think it's downright boring.
  • Some people find classical music downright boring, but I love it.
  • The long wait at the airport, with nothing to do, was downright boring.
  • The documentary was downright boring - I couldn't finish watching it.
  • His speeches are always the same; they're predictable and downright boring.
  • Her speeches are always downright boring and repetitive.
  • After the third hour, the monotonous drive through the desert became downright boring.
  • The training session was downright boring and lasted for hours.
  • I expected an exciting party, but the whole event was just downright boring.
  • Many students consider this subject downright boring and outdated.
  • Wasn't that compliance meeting downright boring? I almost fell asleep.
  • The conference call was downright boring with nothing new discussed.