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121 gruelling
['gruəlɪŋ]прил.; брит.; амер. grueling1) страшный, ужасный, противныйSyn:2) суровый, истощающийSyn: -
122 hardscrabble
['hɑːdˌskræb(ə)l]прил.1) достающийся с трудом, изматывающий, тяжёлыйThey led hardscrabble lives. — Им приходилось несладко.
Most inhabitants scratched out a living from hardscrabble farming. (Ron Chernow, Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.) — Местные жители, в основном, добывали свой хлеб тяжёлым сельским трудом. (Рон Черноу. "Титан: жизнь сэра Джона Рокфеллера")
Syn:2) малопроизводительный, малоплодородный; скудный, бедныйThey are prostitutes, girls from the hardscrabble provinces who have come to sell sex in the moneyed capital. — Они – проститутки, девушки из нищей провинции, приехавшие торговать своим телом в богатую столицу.
I remember it being green and humid, nothing like this hardscrabble land. (Elmore Leonard, Cuba Libre) — Я помню эту страну зелёной, омытой дождями, а не такой, как сейчас, бедной и бесплодной. (Элмор Леонард. "Свободная Куба")
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123 irksome
['ɜːksəm]прил.утомительный, скучный; надоедливый, докучливый, раздражающий, досаждающийIt is irksome to listen to his constant complaints. — Утомительно выслушивать его постоянные жалобы.
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124 tiring
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125 travailous
['træveɪləs]прил.; уст.трудный, тяжёлый, утомительный, изнурительныйSyn: -
126 wearing
['wɛərɪŋ]прил.wearing apparel — одежда, платье
2)а) утомительныйб) неинтересный, нудный, пресный, скучный•Syn: -
127 depressing
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128 exacting
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Wearisome — Wea ri*some, a. Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day s work; a wearisome book. [1913 Webster] These high wild hills and rough uneven ways Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wearisome — index irksome, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), mundane, onerous, operose, oppressive … Law dictionary
wearisome — mid 15c., weary, also causing weariness, from WEARY (Cf. weary) + SOME (Cf. some) … Etymology dictionary
wearisome — tiresome, tedious, boring, *irksome Analogous words: fatiguing, exhausting, fagging, tiring (see TIRE vb): dull, slow, *stupid Contrasted words: exciting, stimulating, quickening (see PROVOKE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wearisome — [wir′i səm] adj. causing weariness; tiring, tiresome, or tedious wearisomely adv … English World dictionary
wearisome — /ˈwɪərisəm / (say wearreesuhm) adjective 1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march. 2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome day; a wearisome book. {wear(y) + i 2 + some1} –wearisomely, adverb –wearisomeness …
wearisome — wearisomely, adv. wearisomeness, n. /wear ee seuhm/, adj. 1. causing weariness; fatiguing: a difficult and wearisome march. 2. tiresome or tedious: a wearisome person; a wearisome book. [1400 50; late ME werysom. See WEARY, SOME1] Syn. 1. tiring … Universalium
wearisome — [[t]wɪ͟ərɪsəm[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as wearisome, you mean that it is very tiring and boring or frustrating. [FORMAL] ...a long and wearisome journey... Sympathising with him eventually becomes somewhat wearisome. Syn:… … English dictionary
wearisome — adjective Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue. Adding definitions can be wearisome work … Wiktionary
wearisome — wear|i|some [ˈwıərisəm US ˈwır ] adj formal making you feel bored, tired, or annoyed ▪ a wearisome task … Dictionary of contemporary English
wearisome — wea|ri|some [ wırisəm ] adjective a wearisome activity or time is one that makes you feel tired or bored … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English