dully

adv, adj — 2 senses

adv

Etymology From dull + -ly.

In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.

The parson, all unaware, dully pursued his calling, perched above the exquisite derision of their glances.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 127:

adj

Etymology From dull + -ly.

Archaic Dim, indistinct.

Far off she seem'd to hear the dully sound / Of human footsteps fall.1832, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Palace of Art:

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