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Etymology edit

From tired +‎ -some.

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tiredsome (comparative more tiredsome, superlative most tiredsome)

  1. Misspelling of tiresome.
    • 1961, The Orissa Education Magazine - Volumes 5-9, page 10:
      If too many stimulii are listed under one item the student will find the task difficult and tiredsome.
    • 1981, Lagos Eye, page 24:
      This makes the whole journey tiredsome, time consuming and above all risky especially using a boat across the large expanse of water.
    • 1985, Stephen Kiyeng, Echoes of two worlds, page 135:
      Kipsang had sat at one of the tables to rest after a tiredsome search for his friend.
    • 2003, J. R. Urie, Assassin's Vendetta, page 403:
      She responded divulgently as if she was back in the tiredsome Institution of Technical Mages.
    • 2007, Jagir Singh Bajwa, Ravinder Kaur, Tourism Management, page 11:
      Breakup[sic] your tour in trips because long tours are always tiredsome.
  2. (nonstandard) Characterised or marked by tiredness.
    • 2017, Larry McMurtry, Thalia:
      “I enjoy playin' dis Chinese,” Halmea said. She was afraid of snakes, walking so close to me that she stepped on my heels about every yard or so. “I gets tiredsome workin' all de time.”

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