tiresome
pronunciation
How to pronounce tiresome in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪəsəm]
How to pronounce tiresome in American English:
US [ˈtaɪərsəm]
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- Adjective:
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Word Origin
- tiresome (adj.)
- "tedious," c. 1500, from tire (v.) + -some (1). Related: Tiresomely; tiresomeness.
Example
- 1. Attempts to ease the movement of contracts and certificates across borders-a tiresome paper-chase-are hotly debated .
- 2. And get a blackberry so you can delete all those tiresome e-mails before you get to the office .
- 3. You probably do have to invite tiresome relations , but you do not have to invite tiresome colleagues .
- 4. A tougher editor might have clamped down on some of mr bryson 's lazy habits , such as the tiresome re-use of the phrase " very real " .
- 5. Other europeans may regard germany with grudging admiration , but they see it less as an example to be copied than as a tiresome nag , forever blathering about fiscal probity .