wearisome

[ weer-ee-suhm ]

/ ˈwɪər i səm /

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adjective

causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.

tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book.

OTHER WORDS FOR wearisome

1 tiring.

2 boring, monotonous, humdrum, dull, prosy, prosaic.

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2 interesting.

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Origin of wearisome

First recorded in 1400–50, wearisome is from the late Middle English word werysom.See weary, -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM wearisome

wea·ri·some·ly, adverbwea·ri·some·ness, nounun·wea·ri·some, adjective

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How to use wearisome in a sentence

Breakdowns and the wearisomeness of motoring "shop" form the theme of verses in 1903.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
Yet the wearisomeness of this perfection was not to be denied, and here, in the eyes of Apelles, lay the weakness of this master.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
They do not see the reason, and they feel keenly the wearisomeness, of the steps which must be taken to gain their end.
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer|George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
Streets succeeded streets, empty or full, in desolate Oriental wearisomeness.
An Artist's Letters From Japan|John La Farge

In such a place I am at present, and here I lead my wonted life, more free than ever from the wearisomeness of the city.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch|Petrarch

British Dictionary definitions for wearisome

wearisome

weariful

/ (ˈwɪərɪsəm) /

adjective

causing fatigue or annoyance; tedious

Derived forms of wearisome

wearisomely or wearifully, adverbwearisomeness or wearifulness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for wearisome

weariful

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