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stultify

[stuhl-tuh-fahy] / ˈstʌl təˌfaɪ /


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Because of the SSA’s stultifying culture, Dudek said, he leaned into his insubordinate streak.

From Salon

There have always been those who found the place, with its pretentious airs, dilatory pacing and stultifying rules of order, a frustrating environment to work in, much less thrive.

From Los Angeles Times

Gems include a rant on critics, the assertion that the paragraph, not the sentence, is the basic unit of writing and how writing helped alleviate his stultified misery after a near-death car accident.

From Los Angeles Times

The whole point of Trump's second term, this adviser said, is to shake up a stultified system of government.

From BBC

Jess eventually realizes it, after a spree of endless nights spent binging on fun-fun-fun, the girls racing around the lawn in a psychedelics-induced stupor after their stultifying dinners with the men.

From Los Angeles Times