ennuied

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And finally, bored and ennuied beyond endurance, he cast about for a plan by which to hasten his union with Marian.

From The Missing Bride by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

Of all natures the most prone to pessimism, procrastination and vanity, the artist is most apt to become ennuied.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

Young men of good family, ennuied of home, restless and adventurous, formed the greater part, although many of mature age had been induced by liberal offers to leave their wives and children.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

So long ago as 1805 Sidney Smith used it as a verb and said that he had been ennuied.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English

Becoming ennuied with these proceedings, after much entreaty and a glass of wine, they consented to give me an idea of surf-swimming.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)