"wearisome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪəɹɪsəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wearisome.wav Forms: more wearisome [comparative], most wearisome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werisom}} Middle English werisom, {{suffix|en|weary|some}} weary + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} wearisome (comparative more wearisome, superlative most wearisome)
  1. Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. Synonyms: dull, drudgerous, irksome, longsome [UK, dialectal], monotonous, repetitious, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome Hypernyms: boring, fatiguing, soporific Derived forms: wearisomely, wearisomeness Related terms: fatigue Translations (tedious): скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian), ermüdend (German), langweilig (German), lästig (German), unalmas (Hungarian), fárasztó (Hungarian), taediōsus (Latin), takeo (Maori)

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