How do you use the word "tiresome" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "tiresome": At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome. Your friend is tiresome.

Tiresome Meaning

/ˈtaɪɚsəm/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjCausing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

Sentence Examples

At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome.

Your friend is tiresome.

I told you that this would become tiresome.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

slow dull boring

Antonyms:

interesting

CEFR Practice Quiz

Repeating the same boring task every day becomes very ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Filling out all the different forms for the application was a very ____ and boring task that took hours today.

Word Origin & History

From tire + -some.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“How quickly have I fallen!” thought Tarzan; but in his heart he did not consider it a fall—rather, he pitied the poor creatures of Paris, penned up like prisoners in their silly clothes, and watched by policemen all their poor lives, that they might do nothing that was not entirely artificial and tiresome." — 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 131:

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