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tiresome

[tahyuhr-suhm]

tire·some

[tahyuhr-suhm]
adjective
1.
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.
2.
annoying or vexatious.

Origin:
1490–1500; tire1 + -some1

tire·some·ly, adverb
tire·some·ness, noun


1. dull, fatiguing, humdrum.


2. interesting.

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tiresome (ˈtaɪəsəm)
 
adj
boring and irritating; irksome
 
'tiresomely
 
adv
 
'tiresomeness
 
n

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