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Tiresome vs Wiery - What's the difference?

tiresome | wiery |

As adjectives the difference between tiresome and wiery

is that tiresome is causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome while wiery is or wiery can be wet; moist; marshy.

tiresome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
    • Eventually his long stories became tiresome .

    Synonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome * See also

    Antonyms

    * (causing fatigue or boredom ): energizing, exciting, fresh, interesting

    wiery

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (wire); compare (fiery).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * Peacham
    • Wiery gold.

    Etymology 2

    Compare wearish.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • wet; moist; marshy
    • (Webster 1913)