TIRESOME
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tiresome (comparative more tiresome, superlative most tiresome)
Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
Synonyms
• (causing fatigue or boredom): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome, exhausting
• See also wearisome
Antonyms
• (causing fatigue or boredom): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting
Anagrams
• Timorese, mroseite, romeites
Source: Wiktionary
Tire"some, a.
Definition: Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing;
tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse.
– Tire"some*ly, adv.
– Tire"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition