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yawnsome

yawnsome adjective: characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.

Adjective

yawnsome (comparative more yawnsome, superlative most yawnsome)

  1. 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

Forms of yawnsome

comparativemore yawnsome
superlativemost yawnsome

Origin of yawnsome

From yawn + -some.

Questions about yawnsome

What does yawnsome mean?
Yawnsome means characterised or marked by yawning; boring; dull.
What part of speech is yawnsome?
Yawnsome is an adjective.

Words near yawnsome in the dictionary

  1. yawning
  2. yawningly
  3. yawnings
  4. yawnless
  5. yawns
  6. yawnsome
  7. yawnsville
  8. yawnups
  9. yawny
  10. yawp
  11. yawpan

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