Thesaurus / tiresome
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For example, building blocks have been a popular choice for decades, and with good reason, they allow for free form creative play, elementary building, and engineering skills, all without tiresome rules and branded characters.
TOYS AND SCIENCE GIFTS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGESPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMFEBRUARY 18, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThe tendency to go to Lincoln or FDR or George Washington or whatever, I find it kind of tiresome, to be honest.
POLITICIANS QUOTE ABRAHAM LINCOLN A LOT. HISTORIANS SAY THEY DON'T ALWAYS DO HIS WORDS JUSTICEOLIVIA B. WAXMANFEBRUARY 11, 2021TIMEThis was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLI thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 107, NOVEMBER 3, 1894VARIOUS"It is very tiresome," said Ethel, nearly convinced, but in a slightly petulant voice.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEWhat an unpleasant and tiresome awakening from my dreams I experienced on my friends return!
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYNearly all that she says would be tiresome amplification if any other was speaking of Phædra's passion.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 1 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)If my request is tiresome, do not hesitate to refuse; I shall be regretful, but not offended.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYBut Daphne sat erect, noticing nothing but the relief of the lowered temperature after her hot and tiresome journey.
MARRIAGE LA MODEMRS. HUMPHRY WARDHow tiresome it was that they seemed always to be 'turning up,' as Jacinth expressed it to herself!
ROBIN REDBREASTMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTHWORDS RELATED TO TIRESOME
- abused
- archaic
- arid
- big yawn
- blah
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- dismal
- dreary
- driveling
- dry
- familiar
- flat
- hackneyed
- heavy
- ho-hum
- hoary
- humdrum
- insipid
- jejune
- longwinded
- monotonous
- oft-repeated
- ordinary
- out-of-date
- plain
- pointless
- prolix
- prosaic
- prosy
- repetitious
- repetitive
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- soporific
- stale
- stock
- stupid
- tame
- tedious
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
- unimaginative
- uninspiring
- usual
- usual thing
- vapid
- worn-out
- abused
- archaic
- arid
- big yawn
- blah
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- dead
- dismal
- dreary
- driveling
- dry
- familiar
- flat
- hackneyed
- heavy
- ho hum
- hoary
- humdrum
- insipid
- jejune
- longwinded
- monotonous
- oft-repeated
- ordinary
- out-of-date
- plain
- pointless
- prolix
- prosaic
- prosy
- repetitious
- repetitive
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- soporific
- stale
- stock
- stupid
- tame
- tedious
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
- unimaginative
- uninspiring
- usual
- usual thing
- vapid
- worn-out
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