boresome
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of boresome
Example Sentences
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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
After the Olympic Torch was extinguished at Los Angeles in 1932, the boresome bickerings began with a meeting of the American Olympic Association to decide whether to send a team to Berlin.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Odets falls into a common trap: he cannot convey the peevish boredom of his floating prison without turning boresome himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's rather boresome taking visitors around Memorial—Oh, they won't hear!" he concluded, as Brenda raised a warning finger.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Reed, Helen Leah
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