tiresome
Americanadjective
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causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome.
a tiresome job.
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annoying or vexatious.
- Antonyms:
- interesting
adjective
Other Word Forms
- tiresomely adverb
- tiresomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of tiresome
Example Sentences
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Maggie agreed, later describing a “tiresome life … tiresome because I have to meet with all kinds of people.”
From Literature
Which would get tiresome if she weren’t being blackmailed about William, the money and Neha’s perilous position with the police force.
Another source of consternation is AMD’s ramp of its operating expenses, which “is starting to become a bit tiresome” considering the company’s “lackluster” execution, Rasgon said.
From MarketWatch
Why you should let it fade: Nostalgia proved to be a dastardly curse with “Little Fockers,” a theatrical experience memorable only for how dry and tiresome its comic beats were.
From Salon
“I thoroughly enjoy using Twitter to get a reaction out of tiresome people.”
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