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yawnsome en · ADJ

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Etymology

From yawn + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.
   • This yawnsome tract is possibly the most over-rated play of all time. 2013, Susan Bennett, Performing Nostalgia:
   • I took another admiring look around Wayne'sliving room. Beautiful. I wouldn't malign itby callingitcozy butit certainly wasn't oneofthose overmale rooms with hard,square edges andbrown leather Eameschairs. (So yawnsome, Eames chairs, so utterly unimaginative.) 2013, Marian Keyes, The Mystery of Mercy Close:
   • Take good care of them, please; they both seem a bit yawnsome—is that a word? 2007, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Conflict of Honors:

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snoozefest