"undull" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more undull [comparative], most undull [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English undull, equivalent to un- (“not”) + dull. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|undull}} Middle English undull, {{prefix|en|un|dull|t1=not}} un- (“not”) + dull Head templates: {{en-adj}} undull (comparative more undull, superlative most undull)
  1. Not dull; sharp.
    Sense id: en-undull-en-adj-wHxAGsMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: undulls [present, singular, third-person], undulling [participle, present], undulled [participle, past], undulled [past]
Etymology: From un- + dull. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|dull}} un- + dull Head templates: {{en-verb}} undull (third-person singular simple present undulls, present participle undulling, simple past and past participle undulled)
  1. (transitive) To remove the dullness of; clear. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undull-en-verb-eByXjd5V Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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