Tiresome
111bromide — noun Date: 1830 1. a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives 2. a. a commonplace or tiresome person ; bore b …
112niggling — adjective Date: 1599 petty; also bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way < niggling injuries > • niggling noun • nigglingly adverb …
113preach — verb Etymology: Middle English prechen, from Anglo French precher, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin, to proclaim, make known, from prae pre + dicare to proclaim more at diction Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to deliver a sermon 2.… …
114tedious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium Date: 15th century tiresome because of length or dullness ; boring < a tedious public ceremony > • tediously adverb • tediousness noun …
115wearisome — adjective Date: 15th century causing weariness ; tiresome • wearisomely adverb • wearisomeness noun …
116bore — I. verb (bored; boring) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English borian; akin to Old High German borōn to bore, Latin forare to bore, ferire to strike Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pierce with a turning or twisting movement… …
117old — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep Date: before 12th century 1. a. dating from the remote past ; ancient < old traditions > b …
118pill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo French piler to rob Date: 12th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly England to come off in flakes or scales ; peel transitive verb 1 …
119tiresomely — adverb see tiresome …
120tiresomeness — noun see tiresome …
