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Webster 1913 Edition
Humdrum
Hum′drumˊ
,Adj.
Monotonous; dull; commonplace.
“A humdrum crone.” Bryant.
Hum′drumˊ
,Noun.
1.
A dull fellow; a bore.
B. Jonson.
2.
Monotonous and tedious routine.
Dissatisfied with
humdrum
. The Nation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Humdrum
HUM'DRUM
,Adj.
HUM'DRUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
humdrum
humdrum
English
Adjective
humdrum (comparative more humdrum, superlative most humdrum)
Translations
lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring
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Noun
humdrum (uncountable)
- The quality of lacking variety or excitement; 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.
- 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:boring
Translations
The quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness
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