operose

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Adjective
  • But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Plus, a tiny bathroom with a lukewarm shower and scratchy towels can make even the best hotels feel wearisome rather than wonderful.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • With the exemption, buyers don’t have to fill out tiresome customs paperwork or pay tariffs on small packages.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In a climate overcrowded with tiresome discourse, these seven Black women are carving their own lanes by being unapologetically outspoken, insightful and honest—and doing it with flair.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even a simple task like numbering posts chronologically by publishing date can become tedious.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Writer-director Dean Imperial loses on such a gamble with his tedious feature debut, which tracks an unhinged night of escapades between a bunch of poker buddies.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Operose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operose. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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