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[ adjective ] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Examples "a boring evening with uninteresting people" "the deadening effect of some routine tasks" "a dull play" "a ho-hum speaker" "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)So_much_for the tiresome facts , as familiar to you , I'm sure , as to the constables and state troopers who followed in your wake . Related terms |
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