Describing: Boring
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monotonous
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ADJ: boring because something doesn’t change
“I can’t stand this _____ job; it’s the same thing every single day.”
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mundane
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ADJ: of an activity, not interesting
“Why do we always have to talk about such _____ topics?”
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repetitive
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ADJ: said or done several times, especially in a boring way
“The _____ nature of ironing drives me crazy!”
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tedious
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ADJ: of a task, repetitive and requiring effort to achieve
“Filling out this tax form is so _____.”
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