operose

adjective

Definition of operosenext
as in wearisome

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  1. wearisome
  2. tiresome
  3. tedious
Adjective
  • The slow, wearisome trudge towards Everton’s new dawn continues.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Every supernatural series, from Midnight Mass to Yellowjackets, needs a character resistant to the show’s inner eeriness to deliver persistent conflict, and Eion Bailey and his great head of hair played amusement-park engineer Jim with the exact right amount of wearisome square-mindedness.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of wearisome
Adjective
  • Make Listening a Game Your child spends a significant portion of their day being talked to—and that is likely tiresome for them.
    Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
  • KitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Turbo Beater II Stirring can be tiresome, especially when there’s large amounts or chunky ingredients.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • Much like 2014’s Ouija, a group of tedious teens unleash an evil entity haunting a specific set of tarot cards.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Automate Repetitive Tasks Companies can integrate AI to automate repetitive tasks like invoice processing, reducing errors and freeing employees from tedious work.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of tedious
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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