Review
David Gray
Life in Slow Motion

ATO (2005) Neil

David Gray – Life in Slow Motion cover artwork
David Gray – Life in Slow Motion — ATO, 2005

I'd like to begin this review by thanking the kind people at Dictionary.com and Google.com for their unwitting assistance in the writing of this here review. God bless you.

boring adj.

Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.

boring adv.

boringness n.

Synonyms: boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum

These adjectives refer to what is so uninteresting as to cause mental weariness. Boring implies feelings of listlessness and discontent: I had never read such a boring book. What is monotonous bores because of lack of variety: "There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea" (James Russell Lowell). Tedious suggests dull slowness or long-windedness: Traveling by plane avoids spending tedious days on the train. Irksome describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding: "I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is" (Edmund Burke). Something tiresome fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: "What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking" (Benjamin Jowett). Humdrum refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or unexcitingly routine: My quiet cousin led a humdrum existence.

bland adj.

blander, blandest

1. Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially:

a) Pleasant in manner; smooth: a bland smile.

b) Not irritating or stimulating; soothing: a bland diet.

c) Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern: told a series of bland lies.

2.

a) Dull and insipid: a bland little drama.

b) Having little or no distinctive flavor: bland cooking.

0.6 / 10Neil • November 19, 2005

David Gray – Life in Slow Motion cover artwork
David Gray – Life in Slow Motion — ATO, 2005

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