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wearisome

adjective

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;- Edmund Burke;- Mark Twain

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Word length
9
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;- Edmund Burke;- Mark Twain

    “A boring evening with uninteresting people”

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A boring evening with uninteresting people
The deadening effect of some routine tasks
A dull play
His competent but dull performance
A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
What an irksome task the writing of long letters is
Tedious days on the train
The tiresome chirping of a cricket
Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

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