wearisome
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- 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”Synonyms: boringdeadeningdullho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresome
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 Webster]
Syn: Irksome; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying; vexatious. See Irksome. [1913 Webster] -- Wea"ri*some*ly, adv. -- Wea"ri*some*ness, n. [1913 Webster]