| dull | adj 1. uninteresting, boring, membosankan: a ~ weekend, hujung minggu yg membosankan; the lecture was so ~ that many students fell asleep, kuliah itu begitu membosankan hingga ramai penuntut yg tertidur; a ~ film, filem yg membosankan; 2. not very lively, listless, mambar, tdk bersemangat: at first she was rather talkative, but after a few hours she became ~ and quiet, mula-mula dia agak ramah, tetapi setelah beberapa jam, dia menjadi mambar dan senyap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drudgery | n kerja yg sukar dan membosankan; the ~ of, sukar dan membosankan: she hates the ~ of household chores, dia benci akan kerja-kerja rumah yg sukar dan membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | mencadangkan supaya saya mencari kerja di tempat lain; 15. uninteresting, dull, membosankan: his lecture was rather ~, ceramahnya agak membosankan; this book is too ~ for schoolchildren, buku ini terlalu membosankan utk dibaca oleh kanak-kanak sekolah; 16. without butter or jam, kosong: ~ bread, roti kosong; 17. (of wine etc) tdk manis; 18. solid as opposed to liquid, kering: ~ goods, barang-barang kering; 19. in powder form, serbuk: ~ shampoo, syampu serbuk; 20. bare, plain, sebenar: the ~ facts, fakta-fakta yg sebenar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bore2 | n so. or st dull, uninteresting, (sso, sst yg) membosankan: he’s the biggest ~ I’ve ever met, dialah orang yg paling membosankan yg pernah saya temui; the meeting was such a ~, mesyuarat itu sungguh membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| boring | adj membosankan: a ~ performance, persembahan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grind | n 1. (colloq) laborious routine, kerja berat yg /membosankan, menjemukan, menjelakkan/: compiling a dictionary is a ~, menyusun kamus merupakan kerja berat yg membosankan; daily ~, kerja /harian, sehari-hari/ yg /membosankan, menjemukan, menjelakkan/; 2. certain grade of pulverization (of coffee beans etc) serbuk kisaran: a fine ~, serbuk kisaran yg halus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| humdrum | adj membosankan, menjemukan: a ~ task, tugas yg membosankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lack-lustre | adj (derog) membosankan, menjemukan; (of eyes) buram, suram: a ~ performance, persembahan yg membosankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arid | adj 1. dry, parched, gersang, kersang, kontang: ~ belt, kawasan gersang; 2. uninteresting, barren, membosankan: his life was ~ and joyless, hidupnya membosankan dan tdk bahagia; a style that is ~, gaya yg membosankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bore2 | vt (act.) membosankan; (pass.) bosan: the show ~d the children, pertunjukan itu membosankan kanak-kanak; I am ~d with housework, saya bosan dgn kerja rumah; she is ~d by his constant complaints, dia bosan dgn sungutan lelaki itu yg tdk henti-henti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |