boring

adjective

bor·ing | \ ˈbȯr-iŋ

Definition of boring

: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome a boring lecture

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Examples of boring in a Sentence

I find her books totally boring. I wish this book weren't so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.

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The whole thing is surprisingly not-boring, even though the very title Actors on Actors forces me to suppress a reflexive jerk-off motion. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "This Week in Timothée Chalamet," 7 Dec. 2018 Discovered near Detroit in 2002, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a destructive wood-boring pest of ash trees, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. — Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, "Indian Hill residents can help restore trees lost to emerald ash borer," 29 Mar. 2018 Check out this wedding-appropriate look: Get non-boring fashion and beauty news directly in your feed. — Rachel Torgerson, Cosmopolitan, "8 Things You Should Never Wear to a Wedding," 7 Mar. 2018 The Digsau design provides an exterior envelope that’s fire- and moisture-resistant and impervious to wood-boring insects, Sanderson said. — Diane Fiske, Philly.com, "Couple creates an urban loft in the Delaware countryside," 6 Mar. 2018 Real talk: The camping experience is a bit boring for me. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Imagine Stargazing From These Inflatable Bubble Tents," 7 Feb. 2019 So many of these questions are so boring about female comedians or about age. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "With Sally4Ever, Julia Davis’s Signature Comedy of Discomfort Lands Stateside," 9 Nov. 2018 School is very boring especially Hygiene & Bandaging classes. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, "Service Diary of a Corpsman: Roy L. Wall, LST 509," 28 May 2018 If Saturday goes as Barry Odom hopes, Missouri’s spring football game will be very boring. — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, "Barry Odom hopes Mizzou's spring game is 'boring,' but here are reasons to watch | The Kansas City Star," 12 Apr. 2018

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