bored

[ bawrd ]

adjective

1. wearied by dullness or sameness (often followed by with, of, or by ):

   This activity will keep bored children entertained on those long summer days.

   She's bored with the color of her room and has decided to paint it.

   I never seem to get bored of this game.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bore ¹( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bored¹

First recorded in 1820–30; bore ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; bore ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.

From The Daily Beast

I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.

From The Daily Beast

I was suddenly so bored," he confesses, "I was underworked and overpaid.

From The Daily Beast

"Then I came back to Panama again, sat down at my desk and was bored as hell," he says.

From The Daily Beast

It was full of the sorts of people I used to be when I watched him on MuchMusic—bored, greasy-fingered teenagers.

From The Daily Beast

Toward the close of it were the usual number of toasts in honour of Liszt, to which he responded in rather a bored sort of way.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm getting rather bored, you know, Georgie, with the fuss people make in town.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, she had never so thoroughly enjoyed being a girl, and love-making would have bored her grievously.

From Project Gutenberg

The sound holes may have been traced down and even the upper and lower circular holes bored.

From Project Gutenberg

Further, excellent as he was as a strategist and tactician, the details of administration bored him.

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Related Words

• disinterested
• fatigued
• tired