tiresomeadjective
uk/ˈtaɪə.səm/us/ˈtaɪr.səm/mainly UKC2 annoying and making you lose patience:
I find it very tiresome doing the same job day after day.
He has the tiresome habit of finishing your sentences for you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- stolid
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- trite
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tiresomely
adverb uk/ˈtaɪə.səm.li/us/ˈtaɪr.səm.li/
a tiresomely repetitive speech
a tiresomely long wait