yawnsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveyawnsome (comparative more yawnsome, superlative most yawnsome)

comparative more yawnsome · superlative most yawnsome

  1. Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.

    This yawnsome tract is possibly the most over-rated play of all time.

    2013, Susan Bennett, Performing Nostalgia
    2 more examples

    Take good care of them, please; they both seem a bit yawnsome—is that a word?

    2007, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Conflict of Honors

    I took another admiring look around Wayne'sliving room. Beautiful. I wouldn't malign itby callingitcozy butit certainly wasn't oneofthose overmale rooms with hard,square edges andbrown leather Eameschairs. (So yawnsome, Eames chairs, so utterly unimaginative.)

    2013, Marian Keyes, The Mystery of Mercy Close

Origin

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