wearisome

American  

[weer-ee-suhm] / ˈwɪər i səm /

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

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wearisome British  

/ ˈwɪərɪsəm /

adjective

1. causing fatigue or annoyance; tedious

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Other Word Forms

• unwearisome adjective
• wearisomely adverb
• wearisomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of wearisome

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.

From Literature

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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s funny, some years it starts to get a little wearisome and you kind of feel who’s going to win by the time you get to the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times

"Alas, it was also, as this wearisome musical prequel cruelly demonstrates, a mistake."

From BBC