interesting vs boring vs dull
Definitions
adjective
- arousing or holding the attention
Examples
She has certainly branched out into more interesting work in recent years.
The premise kinda sounds interesting and it has a good cast, but it also sounds a bit too overdramatic and emo …
The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.
Definitions
noun
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- the act of drilling
adjective
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Examples
The first part of the book is pretty boring, but it gets a lot better as the story goes on.
For most people such details might be rather boring, but Robertson makes the narrative come alive through the personalities.
Salad sarnies, hummus and pitta bread and cheese on toast (only OK for lacto-vegetarians anyway) can get really boring.
