boringly

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adverb

In a boring manner.

“The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.”

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Meanings

adverbboringly (comparative more boringly, superlative most boringly)

comparative more boringly · superlative most boringly

  1. In a boring manner.

    The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.

    2 more examples

    "I understand most of them are most boringly moral in their private lives.

    1958, A.G. Yates, The Cold Dark Hours, Sydney: Horwitz, published 1963, page 36

    "Let's take another boringly democratic vote. Shall we...Consuella?"

    1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 59

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a tedious manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishboren
  2. Middle Englishboryng
  3. Englishboring
  4. Englishboringly

From boring + -ly.

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Translations

Finnish tylsästi
  • tylsästiin a boring manner
Russian ску́чно
  • ску́чно (skúčno)in a boring manner

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APA

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Chicago

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