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wearisome

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore W words

causing weariness through tedium or fatigue

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Wearisome in a sentence

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The wearisome paperwork dragged on for hours without end.

Synonyms
tedioustiresomefatiguingirksome
Antonyms
refreshinginvigorating

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The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Wearisome (adjective) means causing weariness through tedium or fatigue
Here is wearisome used in an example sentence: "The wearisome paperwork dragged on for hours without end."
Common synonyms for wearisome include tedious, tiresome, fatiguing, irksome.
Antonyms of wearisome include refreshing, invigorating.
Wearisome is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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