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[ bawr-suhm, bohr- ] / ˈbɔr səm, ˈboʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boresome ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetedious; dull; wearisome; boring. Origin of boresomeFirst recorded in 1865–70; bore1 + -some1 Words nearby boresomeBorelli, borer, borer bomb, borescope, boresight, boresome, bore to death, Borg, Borger, Borgerhout, Borges Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boresomeI was pretty certain she thought me a boresome prig, and I determined I'd prove I wasn't. The Long Day|Dorothy Richardson It seems a pity that pleasant happenings make time pass quickly and sad and boresome things make it drag. Vacation with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed Better a rehearsal conducted in this way and only one hour long, than a slow-moving, boresome affair, two hours in length. Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens Letters that don't matter, letters from the insignificant and the boresome, simply aren't answered. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 11, 1917|Various
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