wearisome

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪərisəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪrisəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wēr′ē səm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
wea•ri•some /ˈwɪrisəm/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. causing weariness;
    tedious:his unending, wearisome complaints.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wea•ri•some  (wēr′ē səm),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing weariness;
    fatiguing:a difficult and wearisome march.
  2. tiresome or tedious:a wearisome person; a wearisome book.
  • late Middle English werysom. See weary, -some1 1400–50
wea′ri•some•ly, adv. 
wea′ri•some•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tiring.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boring, monotonous, humdrum, dull, prosy, prosaic.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged interesting.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wearisome / ˈwɪərɪsəm/, weariful
  1. causing fatigue or annoyance; tedious
ˈwearisomely, ˈwearifully
'wearisome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arduous - battology - boresome - dreary - drudge - everlasting - fag - hard - heavy - laborious - logorrhea - monotony - mortal - nag - prosy - talkative - tedium - tiresome - toilsome - treadmill - weary

Forum discussions with the word(s) "wearisome" in the title:


Look up "wearisome" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "wearisome" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.