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cansino

tiresome

adjective kahn-SEE-noh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

weary

Usage Note

Cansino describes something or someone that produces fatigue through tedium or slow repetition — a tedious speech, a plodding walk. It is stronger and more literary than aburrido ('boring') and implies that the weariness is almost physical. The adverb cansinamente appears in literary prose to describe a sluggish manner.

Examples

"Soltó un discurso largo y cansino."

Natural Translation

He delivered a long, tiresome speech.

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