wearisome
Americanadjective
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causing weariness; fatiguing.
a difficult and wearisome march.
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tiresome or tedious.
a wearisome person; a wearisome book.
- Antonyms:
- interesting
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unwearisome adjective
- wearisomely adverb
- wearisomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of wearisome
First recorded in 1400–50, wearisome is from the late Middle English word werysom. See weary, -some 1
Example Sentences
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And all for a couple of ho-hum, wearisome men.
From Salon
For the historian or biographer, such details are inescapably important; for the lay reader, they can become wearisome.
“Though the road be long and wearisome that leads to a good neighborhood as wide as the world, we shall travel it together,” Truman told the appreciative audience.
From Los Angeles Times
Lips chapped and tempers frayed, and the ceaseless ringing and jingling of the troika bells grew so wearisome, it was like something out of Poe.
From Literature
But when that goes on for days, and you haven't the memories of a night out with friends to offset it, it quickly become wearisome.
From BBC
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