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stiflingly

UK
/ˈstaɪflɪŋli/
US
/ˈstaɪflɪŋli/

Translations

stiflinglyadverb
UK
/ˈstaɪflɪŋli/
US
/ˈstaɪflɪŋli/
de manière étouffanteS’emploie pour exprimer une chaleur ou une atmosphère suffocante, ainsi qu’un degré de contrainte écrasant.
The room was stiflingly hot, making it difficult to concentrate on the meeting.
La pièce était chaude de manière étouffante, ce qui rendait difficile de se concentrer sur la réunion.
Additional translations
de façon oppressanteSurtout pour un sens figuré : quelque chose de trop restrictif ou étouffant.
Synonyms
suffocatingly
oppressively
overbearingly
smotheringly

Definitions

stiflinglyadverb
In a manner that is suffocating or oppressively close.
The room was stiflingly hot, making it difficult to concentrate on the meeting.
To an extremely oppressive or restrictive degree.
The regulations were stiflingly complex, deterring many small businesses.
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