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tiresome

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tire·some  (trsm)
adj.
Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. See Synonyms at boring.

tiresome·ly adv.
tiresome·ness n.

tiresome [ˈtaɪəsəm]
adj
boring and irritating; irksome
tiresomely  adv
tiresomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tiresometiresome - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

tiresome
Translations
tiresome [ˈtaɪəsəm] ADJ [job, situation, person] → pesado, aburrido
tiresome [ˈtaɪərsəm] adj (= annoying, boring) → usant(e)
tiresome
adj (= irritating)lästig; (= boring)langweilig
tiresome [ˈtaɪəsəm] adj (job, person) → noioso/a; (situation) → seccante
how tiresome! → che seccatura!
tiresome [ˈtaɪəsəm] adj (job, person) → noioso/a; (situation) → seccante
how tiresome! → che seccatura!


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Some mothers would have insisted on their daughter's accepting so good an offer on the first overture; but I could not reconcile it to myself to force Frederica into a marriage from which her heart revolted, and instead of adopting so harsh a measure merely propose to make it her own choice, by rendering her thoroughly uncomfortable till she does accept him--but enough of this tiresome girl.
My poor dear sister is a tiresome woman who married a foreigner.
"This is getting tiresome, I think I should like some lunch," said Mr.
 
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