wearisome

[weer-ee-suhm]

adjective

1. causing weariness; fatiguing.

   a difficult and wearisome march.

2. tiresome or tedious.

   a wearisome person; a wearisome book.

   Synonyms: prosaic, prosy, dull, humdrum, monotonous, boring
   Antonyms: interesting

wearisome

/ ˈwɪərɪsəm /

adjective

1. causing fatigue or annoyance; tedious

Other Word Forms

• wearisomely adverb
• wearisomeness noun
• unwearisome adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearisome¹

First recorded in 1400–50, wearisome is from the late Middle English word werysom. See weary, -some ¹

Example Sentences

Lips chapped and tempers frayed, and the ceaseless ringing and jingling of the troika bells grew so wearisome, it was like something out of Poe.

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A moral universe without purgatory would be a thin, desiccated place: metaphysical reality flattened to nothing more than God and the individual soul that must, down the wearisome road, face some grim and final judgment.

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But when that goes on for days, and you haven't the memories of a night out with friends to offset it, it quickly become wearisome.

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Hopefully, they will be seen as wearisome, and that it is time to move on — the Trump circus has come and is on its way out.

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It’s been wearisome hearing Riley constantly refer to USC’s past as if he adopted a Pop Warner team and now wants credit for teaching the kids to block and tackle.

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