Boringness
causing or marked by boredom:
a boring discussion; to have a boring time.
Contemporary Examples
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noun
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole
the hole made in this way
(often pl) a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring
adjective
dull; repetitious; uninteresting
adj.
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