- a boring evening with uninteresting people.
- a dull play.
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention.
- his competent but dull performance.
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome.
- tedious days on the train.
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket.
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is.