にぶい – Vocabulary details

にぶい

Adjective (い)

1. dull (e.g. a knife); blunt

鈍にぶいナイフでは肉にくがうまく切きれない。You can't cut meat well with a dull knife.

2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid

ぼくは鈍にぶいから、どうせわからないさ。I'm slow on the uptake, so I won't understand anyway.

3. dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

なんだか音おとが鈍にぶい。The sound seems dull somehow.

4. slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic

しかし、思おもったより燃もえ方かたが鈍にぶい。However, it burns more slowly than I thought.

5. insensitive; dull (e.g. reflexes); unperceptive; unfeeling

私わたしはどうも人ひとの気き持もちに鈍にぶいようでな。I seem to be rather insensitive to people's feelings.

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dull sound; muffled sound

dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded

insensitive; thick-skinned

にぶい奴やつだな、わからないのか。

You're really slow, aren't you? Don't you get it?

動うごきがにぶいじゃないか。

Your movements are sluggish, aren't they?

なんだか音おとがにぶい。

The sound seems dull somehow.

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