wearisome
2
7.0
- adjective
- /ˈwɪrɪsəm/
:
tedioso
- After two hours of wearisome discussion, no decisions had been made.
- become wearisome
- get wearisome
Whatever was not he, my friend was base and wearisome to me.
- Whatever was not he, my friend was base and wearisome to me.
Examples
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After a wearisome march, we came to the Big Black.
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But it is wearisome to catch enough of them to make a meal.
Fiction book (1992) -
There follows an anxious and wearisome night.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's sorely wearisome for me.
Fiction book (1997) -
Travel's a wearisome business.
Fiction book (2001) -
Thought remains delightful even as the rest of life declines and becomes "wearisome" (to William Short, 31 October 1819).
Academic text (1991) -
Ismene complains of a wearisome journey (1.328), unlike Don Gay, refreshed by his travels.
Academic text (1994) -
"Nor was The Rainbow exempted from these attacks: " the thud, thud, thud of the hectic phrases is intolerably wearisome.
Academic text (2005) -
The lecture was so wearisome that half the students fell asleep.
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She found the endless paperwork wearisome and began to lose interest in her project.
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
643
4.4
An idea or phrase used so often that it feels boring
87
4.4
Boring and repetitive, making you feel mentally tired
58
3.5
Doing the same thing again and again
37
4.1
Making you bored, annoyed, or mentally tired
25
1.0
Making you feel tired after a lot of activity
21
7.2
Used so often that it feels boring
20
1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
14
6.5
So boring that you stop paying attention
14
5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
13
7.5
Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed
7
3.5
Not interesting or exciting
6
5.1
Showing the same thing again and again in a boring way
6
7.4
Making you feel annoyed or bored
5
8.1
Not interesting and making you feel bored
1
6.9
Making something feel very dull and boring
Causes people to lose interest because it is dull
Making you feel tired after a long time or hard work
Very boring and hard to pay attention to
Antonyms
How Tiresome
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wearisome comes from weary 'tired' and the ending -some 'causing'. So a wearisome thing 'causes tiredness or boredom', like the similar word tiresome.