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numbingly

American  
[nuhm-ing-lee] / ˈnʌm ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to an extent that has a numbing, desensitizing, or stupefying effect.


Example Sentences

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"So numbingly common it has become in Texas that we somehow tacitly accept this as the price of living and dying in this state right now."

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022

Reviewing Leibovich's book, Geoffrey Kabaservice added this: "The routine was always numbingly the same, and so was the sad truth at the heart of it. They all knew better."

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2022

On a numbingly cold day in Upstate New York, Judith Bryant was eating a bowl of potato, parsnip and turnip soup at a cafe in downtown Auburn.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

Not only was it dark, it was numbingly cold.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2020

I must confess I find Sonata Form a numbingly tedious subject and am not going to dwell on it.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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