wearisome

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəɹisəm/

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• (mirror–nearer merger) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪɹisəm/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹisəm
• Hyphenation: wea‧ri‧some

wearisome (comparative more wearisome, superlative most wearisome)

1. Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

   Synonyms: draining, monotonous; see also Thesaurus:fatiguing, Thesaurus:wearisome

   Gardening can be wearisome work.

   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:

     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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