"duller" meaning in English

See duller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English dull Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English duller From dull (adjective) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dull<pos:adjective>|-er<id:comparative>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dull Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English duller [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-izô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-iʀō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōzô", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōʀō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ra", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "duller", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="duller"> From dull (adjective) + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} duller
  1. comparative form of dull: more dull Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: dull (extra: more dull)
    Sense id: en-duller-en-adj-~bZyEJDy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: dullers [plural]
Etymology: From dull (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dull<pos:verb>|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From dull (verb) + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} duller (plural dullers)
  1. One who, or that which, dulls. Derived forms: tooth duller
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Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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