bored
11bored — ar·bored; bored; un·bored; la·bored·ly; la·bored·ness; …
12bored*/*/ — [bɔːd] adj feeling impatient and annoyed because nothing is interesting The waiter looked very bored.[/ex] Steve was getting bored with the game.[/ex] • ■ Bored describes how you feel: I hated school, and I was always bored. ■ Boring describes… …
13Bored — Bore Bore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to plow, Zend bar. [root]91.] 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid… …
14bored — adjective weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in something. Usage The normal constructions for bored are bored by or bored with. More recently, bored of has emerged, but this construction, though common in informal use …
15bored — /bɔd/ (say bawd) adjective 1. reduced to a state of tedium. –phrase 2. be bored with, to have lost interest in. {past participle of bore2} Usage: The construction bored of as in bored of his studies is increasing in frequency. Bored with would be …
16bored — Synonyms and related words: aloof, anguished, anxious, apathetic, benumbed, blase, bored stiff, bored to death, bored to tears, careless, cheerless, dead, debilitated, depressed, detached, disgusted, disinterested, distant, dopey, dormant, droopy …
17bored — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wearied, fatigued, uninterested, jaded, dull, irked, annoyed, ennuy? (French), blas?, world weary, bored to death, bored to tears*, in a rut*, sick and tired*, bored stiff*, fed up*; see also tired . Ant. exhilarated,… …
18bored — adj 1. weary, tired, sick of, worn out, fagged out, exhausted; buttonholed, bored stiff, bored to tears, bored to death; annoyed, irritated, irked, exasperated, Sl. fed to the gills, Sl. fed up; jaded, hardened, inured. 2. indifferent,… …
19bored — adjective 1. tired of the world (Freq. 1) bored with life strolled through the museum with a bored air • Syn: ↑world weary • Similar to: ↑tired • Derivationally related forms …
20bored — [[t]bɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n/ ing If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do. I am getting very bored with this entire business …
