yawningly
- adverb
- /ˈjɔːnɪŋli/
:
con aburrimiento
- She spoke yawningly about the same old topics that everyone was tired of hearing.
Examples
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Graphic displays of courthouses, scales of justice, and gavels have quickly become sorry and yawningly trite.
Academic text (2005) -
His yawningly slow explanation left the audience feeling bored and restless.
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I've just walked blind into a trap that is yawningly obvious to Anne.
Fiction book (1995) -
The lecture was yawningly dull, and many students struggled to stay awake.
Synonyms
23
3.0
In a tired way that shows little energy
7
1.0
Someone moves or speaks in a tired, half-awake way
3
1.6
In a way that shows little energy
3
2.7
In a way that makes people lose interest
1
2.4
In a sleepy, not fully awake way
1
4.9
In a very tired way after a long effort
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
In a sleepy way, as if nearly asleep
In a sleepy, slow way as if just waking up
Antonyms
How Boring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yawningly comes from the simple verb yawn, which means 'to open your mouth wide when you are tired or bored'. So when something is done yawningly, it is done in a way that shows or causes 'boredom' or 'tiredness'.