tiresome person
Example Sentences
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And only a very tiresome person resents their parents for having participated in a widespread community myth that is usually quite benign.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2018
“What a tiresome person Lady Crowan is. Do you really believe all the people round here are talking and dreaming of nothing but a fancy dress ball at Manderley?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Alexander the Great was no longer a tiresome person in a book, who cried in an absurd way when there was nothing left to conquer.
From Peggy by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
She can always get some tiresome person, whom she calls an 'expert,' to back her up.
From Marriage à la mode by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which causes ennui.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
