Exhausting
81gruelling — /ˈgruəlɪŋ / (say groohuhling) adjective 1. exhausting; very tiring; severe. –noun 2. any trying or exhausting procedure or experience. Also, US, grueling. {gruel + l + ing2} …
82killer — /ˈkɪlə/ (say kiluh) noun 1. someone or something that kills. 2. an animal selected to be killed for meat. 3. Colloquial something particularly effective or good in quality: that joke is a killer; her dress was a killer. 4. Colloquial the final… …
83air pump — noun a pump that moves air in or out of something • Syn: ↑vacuum pump • Hypernyms: ↑pump • Hyponyms: ↑condensation pump, ↑diffusion pump, ↑inflater, ↑inflator, ↑ …
84draining — adjective having a debilitating effect an exhausting job in the hot sun • Syn: ↑exhausting • Similar to: ↑debilitating …
85tiring — adjective producing exhaustion (Freq. 1) an exhausting march the visit was especially wearing • Syn: ↑exhausting, ↑wearing, ↑wearying • Similar to: ↑effortful …
86wearing — I noun 1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
87wearying — adjective producing exhaustion (Freq. 1) an exhausting march the visit was especially wearing • Syn: ↑exhausting, ↑tiring, ↑wearing • Similar to: ↑effortful …
88ex|haus´tive|ness — ex|haus|tive «ehg ZS tihv», adjective. 1. tending to exhaust or use up (strength or resources). 2. leaving out nothing important; thorough; complete; comprehensive: »The new policemen were given an exhaustive examination covering every point of… …
89ex|haus´tive|ly — ex|haus|tive «ehg ZS tihv», adjective. 1. tending to exhaust or use up (strength or resources). 2. leaving out nothing important; thorough; complete; comprehensive: »The new policemen were given an exhaustive examination covering every point of… …
90ex|haus|tive — «ehg ZS tihv», adjective. 1. tending to exhaust or use up (strength or resources). 2. leaving out nothing important; thorough; complete; comprehensive: »The new policemen were given an exhaustive examination covering every point of their training …
