dully
adverb
dully is spelled D-U-L-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dully means “In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dully?
| Letters | 5: D-U-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dully?
Dully appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dully?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dully.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dully
- more dully comparative
- most dully superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dully mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
adjective
- 1
archaicDim, indistinct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dully come from?
From dull + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).