鈍い

のろい

thickheaded

N2 #9,399

Meanings

  1. i-adjective, usually in kana thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
  2. usually in kana slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
  3. usually in kana indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

にぶい

  1. i-adjective dull (e.g. a knife); blunt
  2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
  3. dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
  4. slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
  5. insensitive; dull (e.g. reflexes); unperceptive; unfeeling

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれは動作どうさが鈍のろい。 He is slow in action. #101658

彼かれは感覚かんかくが鈍のろい。 He has dull senses. #108775

風邪かぜで彼あの味覚みかくは鈍のろくなっていた。 A cold dulled his taste. #83978

ここが鈍のろく痛いたいんです。 I have a dull ache here. #10908266

確たしかに彼かれは少々しょうしょうにぶいが勤勉きんべんだ。 Indeed he may be a little dull, but he is diligent. #184566

足あしの裏うらは暑あつさや寒さむさに対たいして鈍のろい。 Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold. #139859