Compared with the polished artifice of its parent memoir, however, "Un Amico Italiano" is — it must be said — dull, amateurish, clumsy and artless.
One review said "the narrative is laughably stupid" and the DVD and Video Guide to 2005 said, "dull, lightweight, made-for-TV action fully to a satisfying climax".
Polite being a polite way of saying dull.
Preserving and cleaning paintings at a museum is often a relatively straightforward, not to say dull, affair.
UNDER different circumstances, Theresa May and Brodie Clark might identify with each other's dry, diligent (and some might say dull) approach to public life.
Mr. Gore's aides said they recognized that in citing policy the vice president could come off as pedantic, not to say dull.
The zest with which bidders jumped into the fray to secure works, many of which came from private collections, contrasted with the bland, not to say dull, response the day before.
Teachers, like through high school were very, I won't say dull, I enjoyed the classes because I like to sit and take notes.
Michael elaborated with an example from personal experience: Teachers, like through high school were very, I won't say dull, I enjoyed the classes because I like to sit and take notes.
"Zizek was an instant success," says Dull. "It had all the elements of a great party – the crowd, a mysterious venue, a great selection of artists and music.
Behind them, at a low volume on a half-dozen televisions, Floyd Mayweather is saying dull and insincere things about boxing, pay-per-view, gratitude, God, Manny Pacquiao, money, loyalty, legacies.
