boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
(adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; âa boring evening with uninteresting peopleâ; âthe deadening effect of some routine tasksâ; âa dull playâ; âhis competent but dull performanceâ; âa ho-hum speaker who couldnât capture their attentionâ; âwhat an irksome task the writing of long letters isâ- Edmund Burke; âtedious days on the trainâ; âthe tiresome chirping of a cricketâ- Mark Twain; âother peopleâs dreams are dreadfully wearisomeâ
stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
(noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deadening
present participle of deaden
deadening (plural deadenings)
The process by which something is deadened.
A forest clearing created by girdling the trees.
Source: Wiktionary
Dead"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deadened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening.] Etym: [From Dead; cf. AS. d to kill, put to death. See Dead, a.]
1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
As harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. Longfellow.
2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; ââAre you really happy with him,â asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchinglyâ
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