wearisome

wearisome
weary ADJECTIVE (wearier, weariest) 1) tired. 2) causing tiredness. 3) (often weary of) reluctant to experience any more of.
VERB (wearies, wearied) 1) make weary. 2) (weary of) grow tired of.
DERIVATIVES wearily adverb weariness noun wearisome adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • Wearisome — Wea ri*some, a. Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day s work; a wearisome book. [1913 Webster] These high wild hills and rough uneven ways Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome. Shak. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wearisome — index irksome, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), mundane, onerous, operose, oppressive …   Law dictionary

  • wearisome — mid 15c., weary, also causing weariness, from WEARY (Cf. weary) + SOME (Cf. some) …   Etymology dictionary

  • wearisome — tiresome, tedious, boring, *irksome Analogous words: fatiguing, exhausting, fagging, tiring (see TIRE vb): dull, slow, *stupid Contrasted words: exciting, stimulating, quickening (see PROVOKE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wearisome — [wir′i səm] adj. causing weariness; tiring, tiresome, or tedious wearisomely adv …   English World dictionary

  • wearisome — /ˈwɪərisəm / (say wearreesuhm) adjective 1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march. 2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome day; a wearisome book. {wear(y) + i 2 + some1} –wearisomely, adverb –wearisomeness …  

  • wearisome — wearisomely, adv. wearisomeness, n. /wear ee seuhm/, adj. 1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march. 2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book. [1400 50; late ME werysom. See WEARY, SOME1] Syn. 1. tiring …   Universalium

  • wearisome — [[t]wɪ͟ərɪsəm[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as wearisome, you mean that it is very tiring and boring or frustrating. [FORMAL] ...a long and wearisome journey... Sympathising with him eventually becomes somewhat wearisome. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • wearisome — adjective Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. Adding definitions can be wearisome work …   Wiktionary

  • wearisome — wear|i|some [ˈwıərisəm US ˈwır ] adj formal making you feel bored, tired, or annoyed ▪ a wearisome task …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wearisome — wea|ri|some [ wırisəm ] adjective a wearisome activity or time is one that makes you feel tired or bored …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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