tiresome
Origin of tiresome
1Other words for tiresome
1 | dull, fatiguing, humdrum |
Opposites for tiresome
Other words from tiresome
- tire·some·ly, adverb
- tire·some·ness, noun
Words Nearby tiresome
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How to use tiresome in a sentence
For example, building blocks have been a popular choice for decades, and with good reason, they allow for free form creative play, elementary building, and engineering skills, all without tiresome rules and branded characters.
Toys and science gifts for kids of all ages | PopSci Commerce Team | February 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe tendency to go to Lincoln or FDR or George Washington or whatever, I find it kind of tiresome, to be honest.
Politicians Quote Abraham Lincoln a Lot. Historians Say They Don't Always Do His Words Justice | Olivia B. Waxman | February 11, 2021 | TimeBut how could you a call a signature talent that shone for more than four decades in show business tiresome?
Billy Crystal's Tribute to Robin Williams at the Emmys Was Perfect | Kevin Fallon | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reason Price of Fame ultimately becomes tiresome is our increasing awareness of how adrift the woman at its center is.
But it was so tiresome that even the biggest Broadway baby was fantasizing about the possibility of a CSI repeat to end our pain.
Hugh Jackman's Tony Jumping Fail, Plus the Winners and Standout Moments of Broadway's Biggest Night | Tim Teeman | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Thankfully, those tiresome steps lead to a lovely reward: You get to eat bacon.
If that strikes us as tiresome and tedious, we might as well just hang it up and trigger some global thermonuclear war.
In Defense of the Selfie, Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year | James Poulos | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.
"It is very tiresome," said Ethel, nearly convinced, but in a slightly petulant voice.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeWhat an unpleasant and tiresome awakening from my dreams I experienced on my friends return!
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyNearly all that she says would be tiresome amplification if any other was speaking of Phædra's passion.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
British Dictionary definitions for tiresome
/ (ˈtaɪəsəm) /
boring and irritating; irksome
Derived forms of tiresome
- tiresomely, adverb
- tiresomeness, noun
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