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   tiresome

   /ˈtʌɪəs(ə)m/

   adjective

   • 1. causing one to feel bored or annoyed: "weeding is a tiresome but essential job" Similar boringdulltediousmonotonoushumdrumwearisomelaboriouswearingprosaicunexcitinguninterestinguneventfulunvaryingunvariedunremarkablerepetitiverepetitiousroutineordinaryeverydayday-to-dayquotidianrun-of-the-millcommonplacecommonworkadayusualpedestrianrare:banausicannoyingirritatinginfuriatingexasperatingmaddeningtryingtroublesomebothersomeirksomevexingvexatiousinformal:aggravatingpeskyinfernalpestiferousplaguypestilentOpposite interestingexcitingpleasant

   Derivatives

   • 1. tiresomely adverb
   • 2. tiresomeness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIRESOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   tiring, annoying, or boring: It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tiresomeTiresome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TIRESOME is wearisome, tedious. How to use tiresome in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tiresomeTIRESOME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Tiresome definition: causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome. See examples of TIRESOME used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTIRESOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   tiring, annoying, or boring: It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › tiresomeTiresome - definition of tiresome by The Free Dictionary

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   Define tiresome. tiresome synonyms, tiresome pronunciation, tiresome translation, English dictionary definition of tiresome. adj. Causing fatigue or boredom, as from being unvarying or overly long; wearisome.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tiresomeTiresome - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that's tiresome is extremely dull or annoying, like the tiresome lecture your whole class gets every time some forgets to turn in their homework.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › tiresometiresome adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /ˈtaɪəsəm/ /ˈtaɪərsəm/ making you feel annoyed synonym annoying. Buying a house can be a very tiresome business. The children were being very tiresome. I developed a tiresome cough that kept me awake all night. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIRESOME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as tiresome, you mean that you find them irritating or boring.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTIRESOME | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    TIRESOME definition: making you feel annoyed or bored: . Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tiresometiresome | meaning of tiresome in Longman Dictionary of...

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    tiresome meaning, definition, what is tiresome: making you feel annoyed or impatient: Learn more.