boresome

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So thorough a wooing song did this aria from Mignon become that the opera itself became boresome.

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Sinclair Lewis, one of his early targets, called him "a tedious and egotistical fool . . . a pompous and boresome liar."

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In Denver, socially boresome classmates formerly referred to as "creeps" are now called "meals"; a "sizzle" is a general term describing anyone from a creep to a showoff.

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It is trying so hard to maintain its reputation for this gift, that sooner or later, it becomes obnoxious and boresome: How do you get that way?

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Now, Dr. Britt," began Kate, firmly, "I want you to keep that boresome old man occupied while I talk with these women.

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin