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wearisome
What does wearisome mean?
wearisome (adjective): tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use wearisome in a sentence?
- Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce wearisome?
/ˈwɪɹisəm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wearisome come from?
From Middle English werisom, equivalent to weary + -some.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of wearisome?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “wearisome” mean?
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
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functioning in a supporting capacity
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tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue
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lacking sufficient water or rainfall
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Which word is closest in meaning to “wearisome”?
candid
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clumsy
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boring
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