duller
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editduller (plural dullers)
- One who, or that which, dulls.
- c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii:
- But, of all, your grace must fly phlebotomy, fresh pork, conger, and clarified whey: they are all dullers of the vital spirits.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAdjective
editduller
- comparative form of dull: more dull