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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 22% | 9 | Not tarnished? Could become dull in use | |
3 | 19% | 4 | Forename of the air-pump inventor who believed Earth was as light as a feather and demonstrated that his copper Magdeburg hemispheres could create such a vacuum that 16 horses could not pull them apart | |
Picaroons Not On That Could Be Dull Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PROSAIC" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Not fanciful or imaginative
- • Lacking wit or imagination
- • Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement adjective
- • Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- • (of writing or speaking) straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
- • (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
An example sentence would be:
- • "Her prose style is clear, but rather prosaic."
- • "The movie was entertaining, but the plot was very prosaic."
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The Guardian Cryptic15 Oct 2013 | Down 18 | |
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