English > tiresome: 1 sense > adjective 1Meaning | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. |
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Example | "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain |
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Synonyms | boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome |
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Broader | uninteresting | Arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement |
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Spanish | aburrido, agobiante, cargante, gris, latoso, monótono, pesado, tedioso |
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Catalan | avorrit, carregós, empipador, gris, molest, monòton, pesat, tediós |
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Nouns | tiresomeness | dullness owing to length or slowness |
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Adverbs | tiresomely | in a tedious manner |
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