wearisome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪɹisəm/ mirror–nearer merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɪəɹisəm/
Etymology
From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some.
Meanings
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Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.
Gardening can be wearisome work.
Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.
1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wearisome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wearisome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
engaging · fresh · exciting · energizing · interesting
Deriveds
wearisomely · wearisomeness · unwearisome
Hypernyms
soporific · boring · fatiguing
Relateds
slow · fatigue · repetitive
Synonyms
torporific · fatiguing · draining · draining · exhaustive · drudgerous · tedious · longsome · weary · tiring · weariful · irksome · exhausting · wearing · tiresome · tiresome · grueling · wearisome · wearing · drippy · monotonous · wearisome · monotonous
Translations (9)
de lästig (tedious) · de langweilig (tedious) · hu fárasztó (tedious) · mi takeo (tedious) · bg скучен (tedious) · hu unalmas (tedious) · la taediōsus (tedious) · es cansón (tedious) · de ermüdend (tedious)