Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a wearisome manner; tediously; so as to cause weariness.
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- adverb In a
wearisome manner;tediously .
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Examples
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As has been previously remarked upon in this forum, the comments were mostly crude, ill-informed, off-topic and wearisomely predictable.
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Mr. Allen's "Honeymoon Motel," a formaldehyde-scented two-door farce in which a middle-age satyr (Steve Guttenberg) runs off with his stepson's much younger bride-to-be (Ari Graynor), is an outright embarrassment, not merely because of the what-was-he-thinking plot but because of the wearisomely tired jokes, one of which is recycled from "Annie Hall" and the rest of which could have been.
You Hear the One About the Hunchback? Terry Teachout 2011
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The fact that Mr. Stickel hung around until he was 87 before leaving the building shouldn't change that. the comments were mostly crude, ill-informed, off-topic and wearisomely predictable
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In my opinion, Glee was wearisomely misguided to use that particular track by that particular artist in that particular setting, but that is all.
Gwyneth's choice of song in Glee was a bit off. But that's all | Barbara Ellen 2011
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The routine of calling for more European forces is growing wearisomely familiar.
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The routine of calling for more European forces is growing wearisomely familiar.
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Um, some demure Toys wearisomely gloated close to this light .
Planet-x.com.au » Collectables – Toys Collectables – Toys 2009
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First HubbyAt a glance, Roy Blount Jr. 's first novel looks wearisomely high concept: the story of the first female U.S. president's husband.
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They hammer away wearisomely at that single theme.
So I did find a new Obama ad this morning. Ann Althouse 2008
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Obama has been lucky so far that his novelty as the first serious black candidate for the office of President of the United States has caused people to overlook just how wearisomely familiar his brand of faded radical chic mixed with elitism is.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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