yawnsome
adjEtymology From yawn + -some.
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Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.
- Take good care of them, please; they both seem a bit yawnsome—is that a word?2007, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Conflict of Honors:
- This yawnsome tract is possibly the most over-rated play of all time.2013, Susan Bennett, Performing Nostalgia:
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- 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:
- Related terms
- snoozefest