dull vs electric

dull

adj
  • Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly. 

  • Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding. 

  • Insensible; unfeeling. 

  • Sluggish, listless. 

  • Boring; not exciting or interesting. 

  • Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness. 

  • Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. 

  • Cloudy, overcast. 

  • Heavy; lifeless; inert. 

  • Not clear, muffled. 

verb
  • To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. 

  • To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. 

  • To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. 

  • To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. 

electric

adj
  • Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying. 

  • Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. 

  • Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent. 

noun
  • An electric toothbrush. 

  • Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent. 

  • An electric typewriter. 

  • An electric car. 

  • Electricity; the electricity supply. 

How often have the words dull and electric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )