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1. (n.) deadening
material employed to deaden or prevent the transmission of sound; soundproofing.
Etymology: (1775–85)
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1. (adj) stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
2. (adj) boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. deadening
of Deaden
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