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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
boring/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/

▶adjective not interesting; tedious.

– derivatives
boringly adverb,
boringness noun.

'boring' also found in these Oxford entries:

ambrosia beetle - auger - augur - bark beetle - bit - bookworm - borer - bradawl - core - deadhead - deadly - dogsbody - drag - drill - dweeb - fart - frass - gimlet - heavy - paint - perforation - rebore - shell bit - shot hole - snooze - stiff - tired - treadmill - weta - woodworm - xylophagous - yak - yawn

Forum discussions with the word(s) "boring" in the title:

"Good and tired of, I was with all those daily boring routin
"how boring!" "what a bore!"
boreing end of the street [boring]
boring
boring and bored
Boring and drilling
boring from within
boring into his guts
boring movies scenes
boring or bored?
boring to me / boring for me
he found the lyrics to be boring...
He had to go lest he suffer her boring lecture
I feel boring
It was a most informative albeit boring book.
it's meaning is boring
kill some boring time
many people think grammar is boring
Maybe this time your stay at hospital won't be boring
Some of the homework is boring
something is boring to death
The boring/bored professor [what's the difference?]
The movie is boring to death.
Tired vs boring?
useless and boring
Visiting relatives can be boring
Watching and boring - gerunds
What is the difference between bored and boring?
Why is an anorak boring?

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