| ADJECTIVE | all | irksome, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
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| Sounds | er'ksahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. | |
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| Example | "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke | |
| Synonyms | boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | |
| Broader | uninteresting | Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
| Spanish | aburrido, agobiante, cargante, gris, latoso, monótono, pesado, tedioso | |
| Catalan | avorrit, carregós, empipador, gris, molest, monòton, pesat, tediós | |
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