"wearisome" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪəɹisəm/, /ˈwɪɹisəm/ (note: mirror–nearer merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wearisome.wav Forms: more wearisome [comparative], most wearisome [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹisəm Etymology: From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|werisom}} Middle English werisom, {{suffix|en|weary|some|pos=adjective}} weary + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} wearisome (comparative more wearisome, superlative most wearisome)
  1. Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. Hypernyms: boring, fatiguing, soporific Derived forms: wearisomely, wearisomeness Related terms: repetitive, slow, fatigue Translations (tedious): скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian), ermüdend (German), langweilig (German), lästig (German), unalmas (Hungarian), fárasztó (Hungarian), taediōsus (Latin), takeo (Maori)

Alternative forms

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