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   tire·some

   /ˈtī(ə)rsəm/

   adjective

   • 1. causing one to feel bored or annoyed: "weeding is a tiresome but essential job" Similar boringdulltediousmonotonoushumdrumwearisomelaboriouswearingprosaicunexcitinguninterestinguneventfulunvaryingunvariedunremarkablerepetitiverepetitiousroutineordinaryeverydayday-to-dayquotidianrun-of-the-millcommonplacecommonworkadayusualpedestrianrare:banausicannoyingirritatinginfuriatingexasperatingmaddeningtryingtroublesomebothersomeirksomevexingvexatiousinformal:aggravatingpeskyinfernalpestiferousplaguypestilentOpposite interestingexcitingpleasant

   Derivatives

   • 1. tiresomely adverb
   • 2. tiresomeness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tiresomeTiresome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TIRESOME is wearisome, tedious. How to use tiresome in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIRESOME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   tiring, annoying, or boring: It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

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   Something that's tiresome is extremely dull or annoying, like the tiresome lecture your whole class gets every time some forgets to turn in their homework.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tiresomeTIRESOME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Tiresome definition: causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome. See examples of TIRESOME used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTIRESOME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as tiresome, you mean that you find them irritating or boring. ...the tiresome old lady next door. It would be too tiresome to wait in the queue.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTIRESOME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   tiresome | Intermediate English. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈtɑɪər·səm / Add to word list. tiring, annoying, or boring:

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tiresomeTiresome - definition of tiresome by The Free Dictionary

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   Define tiresome. tiresome synonyms, tiresome pronunciation, tiresome translation, English dictionary definition of tiresome. adj. Causing fatigue or boredom, as from being unvarying or overly long; wearisome.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › tiresometiresome adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of tiresome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › tiresomeTiresome Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Tiresome definition: Causing fatigue or boredom, as from being unvarying or overly long; wearisome.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tiresometiresome | meaning of tiresome in Longman Dictionary of...

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    tiresome meaning, definition, what is tiresome: making you feel annoyed or impatient: Learn more.