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tiresomeness

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

tiresome·ly adv.
tiresome·ness n.
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Noun1.tiresomeness - dullness owing to length or slowness
dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
Translations
tiresomeness
n (= irritating nature)Lästigkeit f; (= boringness)Langweiligkeit f


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Oh, the hope-draining, soul-crushing tiresomeness of it.
One man who habitually protested too much, to the point of tiresomeness, was Ezra Pound.
So, in spite of the increasing tiresomeness of some aspects of air travel (longer waits in airports, less legroom), I still marvel at what it provides.
 
 
 
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