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   tiresome

   /ˈtʌɪəs(ə)m/

   adjective

   • 1. causing one to feel bored or annoyed: "weeding is a tiresome but essential job" Similar boringdulltediousmonotonoushumdrumwearisomelaboriouswearingprosaicunexcitinguninterestinguneventfulunvaryingunvariedunremarkablerepetitiverepetitiousroutineordinaryeverydayday-to-dayquotidianrun-of-the-millcommonplacecommonworkadayusualpedestrianrare:banausicannoyingirritatinginfuriatingexasperatingmaddeningtryingtroublesomebothersomeirksomevexingvexatiousinformal:aggravatingpeskyinfernalpestiferousplaguypestilentOpposite interestingexcitingpleasant

   Derivatives

   • 1. tiresomely adverb
   • 2. tiresomeness noun

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