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assommant

deadly boring

adjective ah-soh-MAHN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

overwhelming

Usage Note

Assommant literally derives from assommer (to knock out, to stun) and in everyday usage means insufferably tedious or overwhelming. The feminine form is assommante. It is informal — in formal writing fastidieux or accablant would be preferred.

Examples

"Ce cours est vraiment assommant."

Natural Translation

This lesson is really deadly boring.

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