"tiresome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtaɪɹsəm/ [General-American], /ˈtaɪəsəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tiresome.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more tiresome [comparative], most tiresome [superlative]
Etymology: tire + -some Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tire|some|pos=adjective}} tire + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} tiresome (comparative more tiresome, superlative most tiresome)
  1. Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome. Synonyms (causing fatigue or boredom): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome, exhausting Derived forms: tiresomeness Translations (causing fatigue or boredom): yorucu (Azerbaijani), абры́длівы (abrýdlivy) (Belarusian), уморителен (umoritelen) (Bulgarian), empipador (Catalan), rasittava (Finnish), pitkästyttävä (Finnish), ennuyeux (French), barbant (French), მომაბეზრებელი (momabezrebeli) (Georgian), ermüdend (German), mühsam (German), unalmas (Hungarian), idegesítő (Hungarian), fárasztó (Hungarian), liosta (Irish), fastidioso (Italian), noioso (Italian), molestus (Latin), membosankan (Malay), tōwenewene (Maori), nudny (Polish), cansativo (Portuguese), entediante (Portuguese), enfadonho (Portuguese), obositor (Romanian), утоми́тельный (utomítelʹnyj) (Russian), ску́чный (skúčnyj) (Russian), fatigoso (Spanish), cansador (Spanish), agotador (Spanish), yorucu (Turkish), edıznaye (Zazaki)

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    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "energizing"
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      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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    },
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      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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      "form": "more tiresome",
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        {
          "text": "Eventually his long stories became tiresome.",
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      ],
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        },
        {
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        {
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        }
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          "code": "az",
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "yorucu"
        },
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          "code": "be",
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "абры́длівы"
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        },
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "rasittava"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "pitkästyttävä"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "ennuyeux"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "barbant"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "momabezrebeli",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "მომაბეზრებელი"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "ermüdend"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "mühsam"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "unalmas"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "idegesítő"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "fárasztó"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "liosta"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "fastidioso"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "noioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "molestus"
        },
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "membosankan"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "tōwenewene"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "nudny"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "cansativo"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "entediante"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "enfadonho"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "obositor"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "утоми́тельный"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "ску́чный"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "fatigoso"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "cansador"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "agotador"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
          "word": "yorucu"
        },
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          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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        }
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      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "energizing"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "exciting"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "fresh"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "interesting"
    }
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        "comparative"
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        "superlative"
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        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
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        {
          "text": "Eventually his long stories became tiresome.",
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      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "boring"
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    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "dull"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "irksome"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "slow"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "tedious"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "wearisome"
    },
    {
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "exhausting"
    }
  ],
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "yorucu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abrýdlivy",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "абры́длівы"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umoritelen",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "уморителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "empipador"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "rasittava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "pitkästyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "ennuyeux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "barbant"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "momabezrebeli",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "მომაბეზრებელი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "ermüdend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "mühsam"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "unalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "idegesítő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "fárasztó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "liosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "fastidioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "noioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "molestus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "membosankan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "tōwenewene"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "nudny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "cansativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "entediante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "enfadonho"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "obositor"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utomítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "утоми́тельный"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skúčnyj",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "fatigoso"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "cansador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "agotador"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "yorucu"
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    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "causing fatigue or boredom",
      "word": "edıznaye"
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}

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