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wearisome

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wea⋅ri⋅some

  [weer-ee-suhm]
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–adjective
1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.
2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME werysom. See weary, -some 1

Related forms:
wea⋅ri⋅some⋅ly, adverb
wea⋅ri⋅some⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tiring. 2. boring, monotonous, humdrum, dull, prosy, prosaic.

Antonyms:
2. interesting.
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wea·ri·some   (wîr'ē-səm)   
adj.  Causing physical or mental fatigue; tedious or tiresome.
wea'ri·some·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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