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Nearly Pointless Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DULL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
235%7 Founder shows pointless to wake up around cross, pointless
335%7Pointless pointless pointers

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "DULL" which means:

    adjective
  • • Lacking in liveliness or animation
  • • Emitting or reflecting very little light
  • • Not keenly felt
  • • Not having a sharp edge or point
  • adjective satellite
  • • Being or made softer or less loud or clear
  • • So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  • • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
  • • Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
  • • (of business) not active or brisk
  • • Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
  • • Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
  • • Darkened with overcast
  • verb
  • • Make dull in appearance
  • • Become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
  • • Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  • • Make numb or insensitive
  • • Make dull or blunt
  • • Become less interesting or attractive
  • • Make less lively or vigorous

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The lecture was so dull that i fell asleep."
  • • "The weather today is dull and gray."

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