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Examples of wearisome in a Sentence
We had to listen to the usual wearisome complaints.
Her stories can get a little wearisome.
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But overall, the lack of differentiation can be wearisome.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
But the escalating conversations, often accompanied by astonishment, concerning women's looks, youth and ageing reflect a wearisome pattern deeply ingrained in both the entertainment industry and society as a whole — a pattern of entrenched ageism.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 May 2024
Zendaya is on form, but the intrigue at the heart of the film becomes wearisome, said Dan Hitchens in The Spectator.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 2 May 2024
And even thanks can become wearisome with repetition.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of wearisome was
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“Wearisome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wearisome. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
wearisome
adjective
wea·ri·some
ˈwir-ē-səm
: causing weariness : tiresome
a wearisome lecture
wearisomely
adverb
wearisomeness
noun
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