stultifyingly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #636372 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is so dull it numbs the mind. The lecture was stultifyingly boring, and half the students fell asleep. Etymology AI details From stultifying + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # stultifyingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 636372 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is so dull it numbs the mind. ## Examples - The lecture was stultifyingly boring, and half the students fell asleep. ## Etymology From stultifying + -ly. ## AI Etymology Stultifyingly is formed from stultifying + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include in a way that is so dull it numbs the mind. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown