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Definition of "tiresome" []

  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. See Synonyms at boring. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tiresome" in a sentence
  • "The incidents of what she describes as a tiresome life have taught her the value of masculine frankness -- ultra-masculine, I call it."
  • "Also tiresome is the occasional foreboding advice dispensed by an astral deity called the Moon Lady."
  • "(I think Family Guy is a truly awful show, but I can tell you why in tiresome detail.)"