tiresome

adjective
UK: /ˈtaɪəsəm/
US: /ˈtaɪərsəm/

  1. Causing you to feel bored, annoyed, or impatient.

    1. That was a very tiresome movie.
    2. I find his constant complaining extremely tiresome, and I avoid him now.

  2. Something that continues for a long time and makes you lose interest.

    1. It is tiresome to do the same thing every day.
    2. Cleaning the house can become tiresome if you don't divide the tasks properly.

Synonyms

boring tedious wearisome annoying irritating tiresome monotonous dull

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "tiresome" in English means: Causing you to feel bored, annoyed, or impatient., Something that continues for a long time and makes you lose interest..

The phonetic transcription of "tiresome" is /ˈtaɪəsəm/ in British English and /ˈtaɪərsəm/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "tiresome": boring, tedious, wearisome, annoying, irritating, tiresome, monotonous, dull.

Example usage of "tiresome": "That was a very tiresome movie.". More examples on the page.