‘Wearisome by continuance’ (Johnson); long and tiresome: said of anything occupying time, as a task, or a journey; esp. of a speech or narrative…

Of discourse, a speaker or writer: Tedious, wearisome. Obsolete.

Dull, ponderous; leaden. Obsolete.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2.)

figurative. Dry, uninteresting. rare.

Of language or writing: having the character, style, or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; plainly or simply worded; lacking in poetic…

Of writing: prosaic, dull; uninspired, undistinguished. Also, of people and things: commonplace, ordinary.

Suffering from or exhibiting weariness or ennui; (of movement) slow or languid. Also: uninteresting. Now somewhat rare.

(un-, prefix1 affix 4.)

Of writing or speech: resembling or suggestive of prose; (hence) unpoetic or matter-of-fact in style, diction, etc., esp. so as to have a tiresome…

Deposited or buried in an urn. Also figurative.

Of or in a single colour.

of, relating to, or resembling a blue book; likely to be found in a blue book.

figurative. Dull, heavy; wanting in gaiety or brightness. of literary composition, a subject of conversation, etc.

Prosaic, dull. Cf. pedestrian, adj. 2. rare.