tiresome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪəsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtaɪɚsəm/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From tire + -some.
Meanings
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Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
“How quickly have I fallen!” thought Tarzan; but in his heart he did not consider it a fall—rather, he pitied the poor creatures of Paris, penned up like prisoners in their silly clothes, and watched by policemen all their poor lives, that they might do nothing that was not entirely artificial and tiresome.
1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg, published March 1915, →OCLC, page 131:»"But give me him quickly. Oh, nurse, how tiresome you are! There, tie the cap afterwards, do!"
1901 [1878], chapter 6, in Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 8:Eventually his long stories became tiresome.
"My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them."
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tiresome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tiresome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
interesting · energizing · fresh · exciting
Deriveds
tiresomeness · tiresomely · untiresome
Synonyms
longsome · monotonous · irksome · wearisome · wearisome · slow · exhausting · tiresome · wearing · drudgerous · tedious · drippy · irksome · dull · torporific · tedious · boring
Translations (48)
hu idegesítő (causing fatigue or boredom) · la molestus (causing fatigue or boredom) · hu fárasztó (causing fatigue or boredom) · tr yorucu (causing fatigue or boredom) · ru утоми́тельный (causing fatigue or boredom) · ru ску́чный (causing fatigue or boredom) · th น่าเบื่อหน่าย (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs protivný (causing fatigue or boredom) · mi tōwenewene (causing fatigue or boredom) · es agotador (causing fatigue or boredom) · pt enfadonho (causing fatigue or boredom) · be абры́длівы (causing fatigue or boredom) · zza edıznaye (causing fatigue or boredom) · ca empipador (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs otravný (causing fatigue or boredom) · fr ennuyeux (causing fatigue or boredom) · az yorucu (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs únavný (causing fatigue or boredom) · es cansador (causing fatigue or boredom) · ga liosta (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs obtížný (causing fatigue or boredom) · it fastidioso (causing fatigue or boredom) · fi rasittava (causing fatigue or boredom) · it noioso (causing fatigue or boredom) · ms membosankan (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs fádní (causing fatigue or boredom) · bg изморителен (causing fatigue or boredom) · bg уморителен (causing fatigue or boredom) · ka მომაბეზრებელი (causing fatigue or boredom) · bg изтощителен (causing fatigue or boredom) · pt cansativo (causing fatigue or boredom) · th น่าเบื่อ (causing fatigue or boredom) · es cansón (causing fatigue or boredom) · es fatigoso (causing fatigue or boredom) · sv tröttsam (causing fatigue or boredom) · fr barbant (causing fatigue or boredom) · cs nudný (causing fatigue or boredom) · de mühsam (causing fatigue or boredom) · ro obositor (causing fatigue or boredom) · mfe fatigan (causing fatigue or boredom) · pt entediante (causing fatigue or boredom) · bg изнурителен (causing fatigue or boredom) · th น่าเหนื่อยหน่าย (causing fatigue or boredom) · hu unalmas (causing fatigue or boredom) · de ermüdend (causing fatigue or boredom) · fi väsyttävä (causing fatigue or boredom) · pl nudny (causing fatigue or boredom) · fi pitkästyttävä (causing fatigue or boredom)