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tiresome

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tire⋅some

  [tahyuhr-suhm]
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–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

Related forms:
tire⋅some⋅ly, adverb
tire⋅some⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. dull, fatiguing, humdrum.

Antonyms:
2. interesting.
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tire·some   (tīr'səm)   
adj.  Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. See Synonyms at boring.
tire'some·ly adv., tire'some·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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