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Synonyms

boresome

American  
[bawr-suhm, bohr-] / ˈbɔr səm, ˈboʊr- /

adjective

  1. tedious; dull; wearisome; boring.


Etymology

Origin of boresome

First recorded in 1865–70; bore 1 + -some 1

Example Sentences

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Lewis promptly obliged: "I denounce Mr. Bernard DeVoto as a fool and a tedious and egotistical fool." he wrote, "as a liar and a pompous and boresome liar."

From Time Magazine Archive

So thorough a wooing song did this aria from Mignon become that the opera itself became boresome.

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

They are not too scientific to be boresome, but they are just good enough to be real interesting.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various

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