ennuied
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Of all natures the most prone to pessimism, procrastination and vanity, the artist is most apt to become ennuied.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
The king was ennuied to death, and became daily more dull and heavy.
From Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de
His mother is tired, Gertrude ennuied, of course.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
The erstwhile Major had been found dead on a dark street and brought by curious and ennuied citizens to the drug store.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.
It was with a generally ennuied air that he sauntered at midnight into a night lunch room much frequented by the Courier staff and encountered Dick there, whom he greeted with enthusiasm.
From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.
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