English
humdrum
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  • (British, America) IPA: /ˈhʌmˌdɹʌm/
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Adjective

humdrum

  1. Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:boring
    • 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press (ISBN 9780822978794), page 89:
      He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.
Translations Noun

humdrum

  1. (uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
    Synonyms: dullness, monotony
    • 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
      I think it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.
  2. (countable, dated) A stupid fellow.
    • 1834, Elizabeth Frances Dagley, The Young Seer, Or Early Searches Into Futurity (page 103)
      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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