Some commercials were downright dull.

The truth is, they are downright dull.

Brodkey's writing can seem needlessly self-indulgent and, for anyone interested in the old-fashioned pleasures of plot, downright dull.

He was considered not only odd, but downright dull in his tastes by those who knew his preferences.

He stated that the links courses gave the game "a somewhat desolate look and feel", and that, "Historic or not, the scenery is downright dull".

On my last visit, even the papadums on the table were soggy, and the lamb vindaloo, which should sear the mouth, was downright dull.

Ganymede was downright dull!

"In comparison," he said, "so many of the usual accounts of our war for independence seem downright dull."

Which some investors may find downright dull in comparison to the thrills they get from the big, bad airlines.

Well, O.K., this scene is far from provocative; in fact, it's downright dull.