yawnsome

English

Etymology

From yawn +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

yawnsome (comparative more yawnsome, superlative most yawnsome)

1. Characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.
   • 2007, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Conflict of Honors:

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

   • 2013, Susan Bennett, Performing Nostalgia:

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

   • 2013, Marian Keyes, The Mystery of Mercy Close:

     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.)

See also

• snoozefest

Anagrams

• yes woman, yeswoman