Tiresome
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 29 Jul 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 14 Jan 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
OLD
Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
4 letters
DULL
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
SLOW
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
5 letters
HOHUM
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BORING
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
TRYING
Extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
VEXING
Extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
7 letters
TEDIOUS
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
HUMDRUM
The quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
IRKSOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
8 letters
ANNOYING
The act of troubling or annoying someone
9 letters
DEADENING
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
WEARISOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
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MONOTONOUS
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
IRRITATING
Causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
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AGGRAVATING
Making worse
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EXASPERATING
Making worse