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31Irksomeness — Irksome Irk some, a. 1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. [1913 Webster] For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
32irksome — irksome, tiresome, wearisome, tedious, boring mean burdensome because tiring or boring or both. A person or thing is irksome that inspires distaste, reluctance, or impatience because of its demand for effort not made easy by interest {the… …
33monotonous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wearisome, humdrum, tedious; unvaried, repetitious. repetition, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tiresome] Syn. tedious, wearisome, wearying; see dull 4 . 2. [Having but one tone] Syn.… …
34tedious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wearisome, wearing, dry, dry as dust, boring, tiresome, irksome, dull, monotonous, prosy, uninteresting. See weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. slow, wearisome, tiresome; see dull 4 . III (Roget …
35Punica (poem) — The Punica by Silius Italicus in the first century AD is an epic poem in seventeen books, and comprising some fourteen thousand lines.In choosing the Second Punic War for his subject, Silius had, we know, many predecessors, as he doubtless had… …
36irksome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. troublesome, irritating, tiresome, tedious, wearisome. See difficulty, discontent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tiresome, tedious, troublesome; see disturbing . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
37difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… …
38Prolix — Pro*lix (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See {Liquid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily… …
39Tedious — Te di*ous, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See {Tedium}.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. {Te di*ous*ly}, adv. {Te di*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] I see a man s life is a tedious one. Shak …
40Tediously — Tedious Te di*ous, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See {Tedium}.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. {Te di*ous*ly}, adv. {Te di*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] I see a man s life is a tedious… …