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Definition of Numbingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Numbingly
Literary usage of Numbingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"... and other dangers at the players and awarded ever-more-impressive powers to
the survivors in accordance with a mind-numbingly complicated set of rules. ..."
2. The World and Yugoslavia's Wars by Richard Henry Ullman (1996)
"The human toll of the recent conflict, like that of the earlier one, is mind-numbingly
large. As many as 300000 persons may have lost their lives since—many ..."
3. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
"... and perhaps 500 to 1000 feet above them. ... it is plain, numbingly so, that
the men firing the guns can see exactly what they are hitting. ..."
4. Imported Americans: The Story of the Experiences of a Disguised American and by Brandenburg, Broughton (1904)
"... the feeling of dread, chill exhaustion and discomfort that goes with sleep-breaking
at one o'clock seemed to rest numbingly on every one. ..."
5. School Violence: Views of Students & the Community: Congressional Hearings edited by Michael Castle (2001)
"... or foists cultural rot onto the complacent public; and education is mind-numbingly
dumbed-down and ..."
6. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmissioon of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"The current formula for calculating cable royalties based on percentages of
subscriber revenues is mind numbingly complex and subject to artful manipulation ..."
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