humdrum.

Dull because of repetition, lack of variety, or absence of interest.

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Words that belong together

• a humdrum existence
• humdrum routine

On the page

She dreaded returning to the humdrum routine more than she feared the journey.

A humdrum afternoon became memorable only after the last train failed to arrive.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more humdrum; superlative most humdrum where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.