Tiresome
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adjective.
Causing fatigue or boredom, as from being unvarying or overly long; wearisome.
synonym
:
boring
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Tending to tire; exhausting the strength; fatiguing: as, a
tiresome
journey.
Exhausting the patience or attention; wearisome; tedious; prosy.
Synonyms
and
Tedious, Irksome
, etc. See
wearisome
.
Dull, humdrum.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Causing
fatigue
or
boredom
; wearisome.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Word Usage
"The incidents of what she describes as a tiresome life have taught her the value of masculine frankness -- ultra-masculine, I call it."
cross-reference
dull
Equivalent
uninteresting
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Embarrass
annoy
awkward
bore
disagreeable
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aggravating
annoying
bland
boresome
boring