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.

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Example Sentences

Attempting to swim the numbingly cold torrent or even to paddle some sort of improvised raft across seemed too risky to consider.

From Literature

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

From Literature

I shrug and turn back to the Bray-Eliopulos files, which are as numbingly boring as ever.

From Literature

Aaron was numbingly consistent, which explains how he broke Ruth’s record without ever hitting more than 47 homers in a season.

From Washington Times

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