Meaning of HUMDRUM
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- [adj] tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
- [adj] not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
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| | Synonyms: | | commonplace, dull, monotonous, prosaic, unexciting, unglamorous, unglamourous |
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\Hum"drum`\, a.
Monotonous; dull; commonplace. ``A humdrum crone.'' --Bryant.
\Hum"drum`\, n.
1. A dull fellow; a bore. --B. Jonson.
2. Monotonous and tedious routine.
Dissatisfied with humdrum. --The Nation.
3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.
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