tiresome

[ tahyuhr-suhm ]
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adjective
  1. causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome: a tiresome job.

  2. annoying or vexatious.

Origin of tiresome

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; tire1 + -some1

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Other words from tiresome

  • tire·some·ly, adverb
  • tire·some·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tiresome

tiresome

/ (ˈtaɪəsəm) /


adjective
  1. boring and irritating; irksome

Derived forms of tiresome

  • tiresomely, adverb
  • tiresomeness, noun

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