(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drudge.

acupunctuation acupuncture arid bore boresome broach dead drab dreary drill hole drudging dry dull empiercement exhausting fatiguing fixing flat goring gray humdrum impalement irksome lancing long-drawn-out monotonous penetration perforation piercing pricking prolix punching puncture puncturing repetitious repetitive same samely skewering soporific stale stupefyingly boring stuporific tedious terebration tired tiresome tiring transfixation transfixion transforation trepanning trephining unending unexciting uninteresting unrelieved weariful wearing wearisome wearying wordy yawny