ennuied
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But he who labors for the good of others is never ennuied.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
Becoming ennuied with these proceedings, after much entreaty and a glass of wine, they consented to give me an idea of surf-swimming.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
There was only one exception, the place next to the home of the ennuied parrot.
From Treasure Valley by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
The idle are the most miserable—and none are more miserable in their ever-recurring ennuied hours, than your fashionable idlers.
From The Allen House by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Miss Larrabee used to call him the first aid to the ennuied.
From In Our Town by Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo
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