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tiresome

adjective

tire·​some ˈtī(-ə)r-səm How to pronounce tiresome (audio)
: wearisome, tedious
a tiresome lecture
tiresomely adverb
tiresomeness noun

Example Sentences

All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while. what a tiresome church service that turned out to be
Recent Examples on the Web No matter how bravura the substance of his disquisitions, this act, predictably, grew tiresome. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 In such cases, identifying and recapturing fugitives becomes a long, tiresome and, ultimately, futile exercise for weary cops. Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Thankfully this tiresome pattern is about to break. Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Sarah Minslow, 39, and her husband, Steve, stumbled inside after a tiresome day of unpacking in their new home. Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Many tiresome distractions have been tolerated because the Office needs them. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 There’s an equally tiresome habit among celebrities to choose such moments to announce plans to abandon the U.S. entirely. James Freeman, WSJ, 30 June 2022 Changing the water tank every day can become tiresome. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2022 Moments like that one animate what have, for this viewer, become tiresome back-and-forth games of inside baseball, lending them verve and life. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tiresome was circa 1520

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