numbingly

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adverb

In a way or to an extent that numbs

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Meanings

adverbnumbingly (comparative more numbingly, superlative most numbingly)

comparative more numbingly · superlative most numbingly

  1. In a way or to an extent that numbs

    While he normally is numbingly dependable, his streak of 155 consecutive extra points ended in the third quarter[…].

    2009 January 19, Karen Crouse, “For Eagles, a Familiar Sense of Dismay”, in New York Times

Origin

From numbing + -ly.

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APA

numbingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbingly

MLA

“numbingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numbingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbingly.

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