tire´some|ness

tire´some|ness
tire|some «TYR suhm», adjective.
tiring; not interesting; boring: »

a tiresome speech.

SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome.
–tire´some|ly, adverb.
–tire´some|ness, noun.
Synonym Study Tiresome, tedious mean tiring or boring, or both. Tiresome implies being dull and uninteresting: »

Our neighbor is good-hearted, but I find her tiresome.

Tedious implies being too long, slow, or repetitious: »

Weeding a garden is tedious work.


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  • tire´some|ly — tire|some «TYR suhm», adjective. tiring; not interesting; boring: »a tiresome speech. SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome. –tire´some|ly, adverb. –tire´some|ness, noun. Synonym Study Tiresome …   Useful english dictionary

  • tire|some — «TYR suhm», adjective. tiring; not interesting; boring: »a tiresome speech. SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome. –tire´some|ly, adverb. –tire´some|ness, noun. Synonym Study Tiresome …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tiresomeness — tire·some·ness …   English syllables

  • tiresome — tire•some [[t]ˈtaɪər səm[/t]] adj. 1) wearisome 2) annoying or vexatious • Etymology: 1490–1500 tire′some•ly, adv. tire′some•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Tiresome — Tire some, a. Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. {Tire some*ly}, adv. {Tire some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tiresomely — Tiresome Tire some, a. Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing; tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. {Tire some*ly}, adv. {Tire some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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