HyperDic: tiresome

English > 1 sense of the word tiresome:
ADJECTIVEalltiresome, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisomeso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tiresome > pronunciation
Soundstay'ersahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > tiresome: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningSo lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
Example "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
Synonymsboring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome
BroaderuninterestingArousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
Spanishaburrido, agobiante, cargante, gris, latoso, monótono, pesado, tedioso
Catalanavorrit, carregós, empipador, gris, molest, monòton, pesat, tediós
Nounstiresomenessdullness owing to length or slowness
Adverbstiresomelyin a tedious manner

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