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tire·some

(tīr′səm)

adj.

Causing fatigue or boredom, as from being unvarying or overly long; wearisome. See Synonyms at boring.

tire′some·ly adv.

tire′some·ness n.

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tiresome

(ˈtaɪəsəm)

adj

boring and irritating; irksome

ˈtiresomely adv

ˈtiresomeness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tire•some

(ˈtaɪ^ər səm)

adj.

1. wearisome.

2. annoying or vexatious.

[1490–1500]

tire′some•ly, adv.

tire′some•ness, n.

tiresome

– tiring

1. 'tiresome'

You say that someone or something is tiresome when they make you feel annoyed, irritated, or bored.

She can be a very tiresome child at times.

I really came to ask you some rather tiresome questions.

2. 'tiring'

Something which is tiring makes you feel tired.

We should have an early night after such a tiring day.

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Adj.

tiresome - 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"

boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, wearisome, dull, slow

uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

tiresome

adjective boring, annoying, irritating, trying, wearing, dull, tedious, exasperating, monotonous, laborious, uninteresting, irksome, wearisome, vexatious the tiresome old lady next door
stimulating, exhilarating, interesting, inspiring, refreshing, rousing

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tiresome

adjective

Arousing no interest or curiosity:

boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary.

Translations

مُتْعِب ، مُضْجِر

obtížný

belastendeirriterende

ermüdend lästig

engorroso

ennuyeux emmerdant

òreytandi, leiîinlegur

noioso seccante stancante stanchevole faticoso

bıktırıcıyorucu

令人厌倦的

tiresome

[ˈtaɪəsəm] ADJ [job, situation, person] → pesado, aburrido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tiresome

[ˈtaɪə^rsəm] adj (= annoying, boring) → usant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tiresome

adj (= irritating) → lästig; (= boring) → langweilig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tiresome

[ˈtaɪəsəm] adj (job, person) → noioso/a; (situation) → seccante
how tiresome! → che seccatura!

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tire²

(ˈtaiə) verb

to make, or become, physically or mentally in want of rest, because of lack of strength, patience, interest etc; to weary. Walking tired her; She tires easily.

tired adjective

1. wearied; exhausted. She was too tired to continue; a tired child.

2. (with of) no longer interested in; bored with. I'm tired of (answering) stupid questions!

ˈtiredness noun

ˈtireless adjective

never becoming weary or exhausted; never resting. a tireless worker; tireless energy/enthusiasm.

ˈtirelessly adverb

ˈtirelessness noun

ˈtiresome adjective

troublesome; annoying.

ˈtiresomely adverb

ˈtiresomeness noun

ˈtiring adjective

causing (physical) tiredness. I've had a tiring day; The journey was very tiring.

tire out

to tire or exhaust completely. The hard work tired her out.

tiresome

a. pesado-a, tedioso-a.

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