benumbed

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Benumbed and exasperated, he shrewdly solved the problem of how to summon aid: by shutting off tap lines through which beer flowed to the bar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Benumbed at first by the suddenness of the peace accord, the settlers became increasingly restive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Benumbed as his critical judgment now was, he went prospecting for the fountain of life in a zone where dreams flourish and superficial enchantment predominates.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

Benumbed with the cold and cramped by riding so long in one position, the girl was unable to stand when she was lifted from the saddle.

From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

Benumbed with cold, wet through, and famished, I arrived here at ten o’clock last night.

From A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things by O'Rell, Max