stultifyingly

/ˈstəɫtəˌfaɪɪŋli/ adv

In a stultifying manner.

Word Origin Stultify comes from Latin stultus 'foolish' and facere 'to make' — literally 'to make foolish.' Stultifyingly is the adverb: doing something in a way that makes one feel foolish. The -ify suffix (from facere) is the same as in magnify, terrify, and pacify. The root stultus also appears in the rare word stultiloquence 'foolish talk.' So stultifyingly is a wonderfully specific word for that eye-rolling feeling.

adv In a stultifying manner.

The meeting dragged on stultifyingly, with endless discussions that led nowhere.

(副词) 令人窒息地;沉闷地;乏味地;压抑地

会议令人窒息地拖延着,无休止的讨论毫无进展。

(adverbio) De manera embrutecedora.

La reunión se prolongó de manera embrutecedora, con discusiones interminables que no llevaban a ningún lado.

(adverbe) abrutissamment; abêtissamment; de manière abrutissante; de manière abêtissante; ennuyeusement [D'une manière abrutissante, qui engourdit l'esprit et empêche toute pensée vivante.]

La réunion s'est éternisée stultifyingly, avec des discussions sans fin qui ne menaient nulle part.

(Adverb) ermüdend; lähmend; erstickend (im übertragenen Sinn) [Auf eine Weise, die geistig oder emotional erstickend, lähmend oder ermüdend wirkt.]

Die Besprechung zog sich **stultifyingly** in die Länge, mit endlosen Diskussionen, die zu keinem Ergebnis führten.

(副詞) 思考や感覚を鈍らせ、物事を無意味にするようなさまに。

会議はどこにも結論の出ない議論が延々と続き、呆れるほど退屈だった。

(advérbio) de maneira entorpecedora; de modo embotante; entorpecidamente [De maneira entorpecedora ou embotante.]

A reunião se arrastou de forma entorpecedora, com discussões intermináveis que não levavam a lugar nenhum.

Word parts: stult + ify + ing + ly

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