wearisome Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
WordNet
Wea"ri*some adjective
Definitions
Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a .wearisome march; awearisome day's work; awearisome bookThese high wild hills and rough uneven ways Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome. Shak.
Syn. -- Irksome; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying; vexatious. See --Irksome .Wea"ri*some*ly , adv. --Wea"ri*some*ness , n.