Tiresome (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The professor's long lectures were tiresome and put many students to sleep.
- Her tiresome questions about the movie made it impossible to enjoy the experience.
- After a few days, the beautiful scenery became tiresome to the travelers who were eager to get home.
- His tiresome behavior on the plane made everyone around him uncomfortable.
- The tiresome work of digging a hole was only made more difficult by the hot summer sun.