Definitions

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  • adjective That does not bore (drill holes).
  • adjective Not boring (tedious); interesting.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ boring

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Examples

  • The trouble is, if you want nonboring skis it's very easy to end up looking like a skate rat: Ridiculously loud graphics.

    The Art of Skiing 2011

  • The very fact of having to learn to share not only a closet but a refrigerator is setting them up for a year's worth of nonboring discussions.

    The new strangeness that is Cathy. 2004

  • The very fact of having to learn to share not only a closet but a refrigerator is setting them up for a year's worth of nonboring discussions.

    Chaos Theory: 2004

  • (Or could a great screenwriter and director create a nonboring film about boredom?

    The Stasi on Our Minds Ash, Timothy Garton 2007

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