tiresome B2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈtaɪɚsəm/ UK /ˈtaɪəsəm/ See IPA manual adj Freq #16847 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel bored or annoyed; tedious. Eventually his long stories became tiresome. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you feel bored or... boringtediouswearisome ↔ Opposites energizingexcitingfreshinteresting Word family Forms tiresomely Etymology AI details From tire + -some. Topics Senses & Perception # tiresome **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** ˈtaɪɚsəm **IPA (UK):** ˈtaɪəsəm **Frequency rank:** 16847 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel bored or annoyed; tedious. ## Examples - Eventually his long stories became tiresome. ## Antonyms - energizing - exciting - fresh - interesting ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -some - tending to ## Etymology From tire + -some. ## AI Etymology Tiresome is from tire + -some. The surface analysis is tire + -some. In present-day use, it can mean making you feel bored or annoyed; tedious. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown