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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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On a numbingly cold Tuesday evening in the Arctic Circle, Premier League giants City were "battered in Bodo" , suffering a humbling 3-1 Champions League defeat.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

In the current landscape of endless, often numbingly derivative content, it’s hard to think of a greater credit to a series than a truly novel premise.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 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

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