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tiresome - 3 dictionary results

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; tire 1 + -some 1


tire⋅some⋅ly, adverb
tire⋅some⋅ness, noun


1. dull, fatiguing, humdrum.


2. interesting.
tire·some   (tīr'səm)   
adj.  Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. See Synonyms at boring.
tire'some·ly adv., tire'some·ness n.

Tiresome

Tire"some\, a. Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. -- Tire"some*ly, adv. -- Tire"some*ness, n.
Language Translation for : tiresome
Spanish: molesto; pesado,
German: ermüdend,
Japanese: 面倒な
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