wearisome

Definition

Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

Etymology

From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some.

Example Sentences

• "Gardening can be wearisome work."
• "Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics."

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