mind-numbingly

adverb

In a mind-numbing (boring) manner.

“mind-numbingly tedious work”

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Meanings

adverbmind-numbingly (comparative more mind-numbingly, superlative most mind-numbingly)

comparative more mind-numbingly · superlative most mind-numbingly · alternative mindnumbingly

  1. In a mind-numbing (boring) manner.

    mind-numbingly tedious work

  2. In a manner that leaves one stunned and horrified.

    a mind-numbingly stupid take

    1 more example

    Democracy is in disrepair, big business alternatingly rents, seeks, or foists cultural rot onto the complacent public, and education is mindnumbingly awash in psychological fads.

    2001, Mike N. Castle, editor, School Violence: Views of Students & the Community: Congressional Hearings, DIANE Publishing, →ISBN, page 6

Origin

From mind-numbing + -ly.

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Translations

Polish arcynudno
  • arcynudnoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mind-numbingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind-numbingly

MLA

“mind-numbingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind-numbingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mind-numbingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mind-numbingly.

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