tiresomely

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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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Adv.

tiresomely - in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward"

boringly, tediously

Translations

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belastendeirriterende

lästig

leiîinlega

plagsomt

otravne

bıktırırcasınayorucu bir şekilde

厌倦地

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.

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He listened with weary ears to the ever-recurring sounds, distinguishing the whistle of flying projectiles from the booming of the reports, glanced at the tiresomely familiar faces of the men of the first battalion, and waited.

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In one of those flights of fancy, not characteristic of her but tiresomely frequent this afternoon, she envisaged herself battered with rotten eggs upon a platform, from which Ralph vainly begged her to descend.

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I could no longer talk or laugh freely when he was by, because a tiresomely importunate instinct reminded me that vivacity (at least in me) was distasteful to him.

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But in a tiresomely offbeat comic style and with sluggish pace, it staggers into a snowdrift of eccentricities and icy cynicism.

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"The novel is tiresomely long--no wonder, with all those adjectives clogging up the narrative--but the biggest problem is Kirsch's claims about the significance of his discoveries.

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That's not as tiresomely cliched as it sounds, thanks to some endearingly complex characters (Bernadette's story alone is enough to carry a whole show), fabulously flamboyant costumes and a score that would make the night on its own.

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Directed by Conrad Nelson - who also plays King Leontes and composed the highly-varied music - this is a modern dress production (well, turn of the 21st century modern at any rate; it begins as the clock strikes midnight at the start of the new Millennium) but it is not tiresomely high concept.

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It is, of course, the season when the political parties traditionally, and often rather tiresomely, criticise and snipe at each other at every turn.

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