Tedious

  • 61boring — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tedious, tiresome, monotonous; see dull 3 , 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. tedious, tiresome, *dull as dishwater, *dull as paint drying, soporific, somnolent, wearisome, dull, monotonous, humdrum, unstimulating,… …

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  • 62wearisome — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Burdensome] Syn. laborious, strenuous, toilsome; see onerous . 2. [Boring] Syn. tedious, tiresome, vapid; see dull 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. tiring, tiresome, exhausting, fatiguing, taxing, draining, sapping,… …

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  • 63wibble — 1) vb British to behave or speak in an irresolute, con fused and/or tedious manner. A middle class adult and Internet usage, popular since 2000. ► ...fruitcake Anna Nicole Smith has been rambling away again stickingup for fellow former fatty… …

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  • 64tedium — noun 1) she loathed the tedium of housework Syn: monotony, boredom, ennui, uniformity, routine, dreariness, dryness, banality, vapidity, insipidity Ant: variety 2) I dozed off during the tedium of the third act …

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  • 65scut work — noun trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores the hospital hired him to do scut work • Syn: ↑shitwork • Hypernyms: ↑job, ↑task, ↑chore * * * noun Etymology: probably from medical …

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  • 66tire´some|ness — tire|some «TYR suhm», adjective. tiring; not interesting; boring: »a tiresome speech. SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome. –tire´some|ly, adverb. –tire´some|ness, noun. Synonym Study Tiresome …

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  • 67tire´some|ly — tire|some «TYR suhm», adjective. tiring; not interesting; boring: »a tiresome speech. SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome. –tire´some|ly, adverb. –tire´some|ness, noun. Synonym Study Tiresome …

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  • 68tire|some — «TYR suhm», adjective. tiring; not interesting; boring: »a tiresome speech. SYNONYM(S): wearisome, irksome. –tire´some|ly, adverb. –tire´some|ness, noun. Synonym Study Tiresome …

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  • 69Dull — Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt}, {Dwale},… …

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  • 70Duller — Dull Dull, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf. Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf. {Dolt},… …

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