fatiguesome

English

Etymology

From fatigue +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fətēg'səm, IPA(key): /fəˈtiːɡsəm/
  • Rhymes: -iːɡsəm
  • Hyphenation: fa‧tigue‧some

Adjective

fatiguesome (comparative more fatiguesome, superlative most fatiguesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by fatigue; tiring.
    Synonyms: fatiguing, laborious
    • 1742, Justin's History of the World:
      Antiochus was overcome the second time; and after a fatiguesome flight of several days, came at last to his father-in-law Artamenes king of Cappadocia; […]
    • 1985, Biplab Chakraborti, Pessimism and Contemporary Bengali Literature, page 72:
      In Nandy's Chharpoka, for instance, the protagonist felt a fatiguesome burden of the continued drudgery of life.
    • 2000, Yang-Un Moon, Multi-Mega-Trans-Metamorphosis: III Arrival, page 90:
      So deal with ME in others, not that blind shield dodging spreading further blindly irresponsible mechanical trauma of fatiguesome gossip of non-prudence.
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