boresome
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Sinclair Lewis, one of his early targets, called him "a tedious and egotistical fool . . . a pompous and boresome liar."
From Time Magazine Archive
So thorough a wooing song did this aria from Mignon become that the opera itself became boresome.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is trying so hard to maintain its reputation for this gift, that sooner or later, it becomes obnoxious and boresome: How do you get that way?
From Time Magazine Archive
Lewis promptly obliged: "I denounce Mr. Bernard DeVoto as a fool and a tedious and egotistical fool." he wrote, "as a liar and a pompous and boresome liar."
From Time Magazine Archive
Now he felt himself isolated, stifled by that kind of friendly hostility used on boresome callers.
From Their Son; The Necklace by Eduardo Zamacois
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