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boringly

boringly adverb: in a boring manner.

Adverb

boringly (comparative more boringly, superlative most boringly)

  1. In a boring manner.
    • The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.
    • "I understand most of them are most boringly moral in their private lives.1958, A.G. Yates, The Cold Dark Hours, Sydney: Horwitz, published 1963, page 36

Forms of boringly

comparativemore boringly
superlativemost boringly

Origin of boringly

From boring + -ly.

Questions about boringly

What does boringly mean?
Boringly means in a boring manner.
What part of speech is boringly?
Boringly is an adverb.

Words near boringly in the dictionary

  1. boring in
  2. boring out
  3. boring-bit
  4. boringer
  5. boringest
  6. boringly
  7. boringness
  8. borings
  9. borinic
  10. borinic acid
  11. borinic acids

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