boresome
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of boresome
Example Sentences
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In Denver, socially boresome classmates formerly referred to as "creeps" are now called "meals"; a "sizzle" is a general term describing anyone from a creep to a showoff.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is trying so hard to maintain its reputation for this gift, that sooner or later, it becomes obnoxious and boresome: How do you get that way?
From Time Magazine Archive
Few others watched the takeoff, for news of new air record-seekers has become boresome even in facilely enthusiastic Texas.
From Time Magazine Archive
They sit torpidly through classes and wonder why the professors are so boresome.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was pretty certain she thought me a boresome prig, and I determined I'd prove I wasn't.
From The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself by Richardson, Dorothy
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