mind-numbing

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adjective

extremely boring and uninspiring

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Derived forms of mind-numbing

mind-numbingly, adverb

Words nearby mind-numbing

mindfulness, mind games, mindless, mind like a steel trap, have a, Mind Map, mind-numbing, mind of one's own, have a, mind one's own business, mind one's p's and q's, Mindoro, mind out

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How to use mind-numbing in a sentence

Also to blame is a press with a limited appetite for mind-numbing budgets.
Powerbroker Richard Ravitch Thinks New York Might Be Doomed|Josh Robin|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the arts have suffered the most from this mind-numbing approach.
Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting|Ted Gioia|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then there is the quick way: repeated acts of mind-numbing, outrageous violence.
Miguel Angel Trevino Morales’s Legacy on Mexico’s Drug War|Scott C. Johnson|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite continuing censorship, Chinese media have come a long way from the days of unrelenting and mind-numbing propaganda.
Lei Zhengfu Sex Tape: China Mesmerized by Once-Taboo Topics of Politics and Porn|Melinda Liu|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He has no use for the mind-numbing bloat of Ringling Brothers nor does he like the light-show and acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil.
Giovanni Zoppé’s Real-Life Family Circus|Malcolm Jones|October 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now, with a start he had trouble concealing, he suddenly realized a mind-numbing fact!
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
If quantified, the amounts of resources wasted in these coping manoeuvres is, probably, mind numbing.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin