: filled with or characterized by boredom
had never been more bored in her life
a bored voice
Bobbi slouched back against the cushions doing her best impression of a bored teenager …—
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I was completely bored during that speech
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Perhaps a bored retiree at home one New Year’s Eve will spot thoughtless kids shooting off fireworks one year.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The other strand of the novel follows Ethan’s sister, Kate, a print reporter, who reconnects with an old love: Nicole, a stay-at-home mom who’s grown bored with her wealthy, conservative husband.
—Linda Holmes, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Its roots date back to an 18th-century single-player form of billiards called bagatelle designed to give bored French nobility something to do when the croquet lawn was too soggy for the delicate heels of their buckle shoes.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Kids like me might have been a little bored by Carter, but his genuine manner won many of us over, as well as many adults.
—Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The other strand of the novel follows Ethan’s sister, Kate, a print reporter, who reconnects with an old love: Nicole, a stay-at-home mom who’s grown bored with her wealthy, conservative husband.
—Linda Holmes, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Its roots date back to an 18th-century single-player form of billiards called bagatelle designed to give bored French nobility something to do when the croquet lawn was too soggy for the delicate heels of their buckle shoes.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Kids like me might have been a little bored by Carter, but his genuine manner won many of us over, as well as many adults.
—Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Bored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bored. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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