exhausting
adjective
producing or tending to produce fatigue, weariness, or the like.
exhaustingly
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a word derived from
exhausting.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Spector sketches with subtlety the relationships that simmer beneath the surface of the chatty, sharp and—it must be admitted—sometimes exhaustingly digressive dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film one star, calling it an "exhaustingly awful reboot".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
Fincher and Walker eschew the fantastical exaggerations of franchises like “John Wick” and “The Mechanic” in favor of plainer costumes, weapons and scenarios, intending to capture this hired gunman’s exhaustingly obsessive nature.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Maupin acknowledges that childlike characters are difficult to pull off because they can come across as exhaustingly chaotic or cloyingly sentimental — a common criticism of the Pee-wee Herman character from those who weren't fans.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023
It began life as a single, long, exhaustingly forceful movement, but Shostakovich, in a white heat of besieged inspiration, fleshed it out to a further three movements.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
