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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNumbingly
/ˈnʌm.bɪŋ.li/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To a degree that causes mental or physical numbness, dullness, or extreme fatigue.
"She sat through the numbingly long presentation, struggling to stay awake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'numbing', formed from the verb 'numb', which comes from Middle English 'nummen', meaning taken or seized, from Old English 'numen', past participle of 'niman' (to take). The suffix '-ly' was added to form an adverb indicating the manner of causing numbness or extreme dullness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Numbingly" is said worldwide
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de manière assommante
Transliteration: də manjɛʁ asɔmɑ̃t
"Il a parlé d'une manière assommante pendant deux heures."
betäubend
Transliteration: bəˈtɔɪ̯bn̩t
"Die Arbeit war betäubend eintönig."
in modo soporifero
Transliteration: in mɔdo soporiːfɛro
"Ha descritto la scena in modo soporifero."
aburridamente
Transliteration: aβuriðamente
"El conferenciante habló aburridamente sobre estadísticas."
fastidiosamente
Transliteration: faʃtidiwɐzɐ̃tɨ
"O filme passou fastidiosamente devagar."
सुन्न करने वाले तरीके से
Transliteration: sunn karne wale tareeqe se
"वह सुन्न करने वाले तरीके से लंबी बैठक में बैठा रहा।"
枯燥乏味地
Transliteration: kūzào fǎwèi de
"会议枯燥乏味地进行着。"
지루할 정도로
Transliteration: jiru-hal jeongdoro
"그는 지루할 정도로 긴 이야기를 계속했다."
うんざりするほど
Transliteration: unzari suru hodo
"彼はうんざりするほど長いスピーチをした。"
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