WEARISOME


Meaning of WEARISOME in English

— wearisomely , adv. — wearisomeness , n.

/wear"ee seuhm/ , adj.

1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march.

2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book.

[ 1400-50; late ME werysom. See WEARY, -SOME 1 ]

Syn. 1. tiring. 2. boring, monotonous, humdrum, dull, prosy, prosaic.

Ant. 2. interesting.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .