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very bored vs very boring

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and usage. 'Very bored' describes a person who is feeling uninterested or lacking engagement, while 'very boring' describes something that causes boredom or lacks interest. They are not interchangeable as they convey different ideas.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 9098 views

very bored

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a person who is feeling uninterested or lacking engagement.

Use 'very bored' to describe a person who is feeling uninterested or lacking engagement in a particular situation or activity.

Examples:

I'm very bored at this meeting.
She looked very bored during the lecture.

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You were very bored on that fish-like smelling boat.
You're getting strength back in your left side or you're very, very bored indeed.
'Cause I'm very bored of this one.
You must be getting very bored with this room.
And yet I am still so very bored.
I'm very bored with not being allowed to see my own portrait.
I've gotten very bored staying here... alone.
I'm sure Igor would be very bored.
They're very bored in there.
Yet I am still so very bored!
Do you know I'm very, very bored.
Woke one morning, realised I was very, very bored.
I get very bored, when I'm left on my own...
And at least, you know, in my case, because if I just do one thing all the time, I don't know, I get very, very bored. I bore very easily.

Alternatives:

extremely bored
incredibly bored
terribly bored
utterly bored
completely bored

very boring

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something that causes boredom or lacks interest.

Use 'very boring' to describe something that causes boredom or lacks interest, such as a movie, book, or activity.

Examples:

The movie was very boring.
The lecture was very boring.

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I'm very boring, Warwick, there are other people here.
Being laid up is very boring.
Honestly, I live a very boring life.
Dusty, dull, very boring.
It's a very boring and endless job!
Okay, I know, my speech is very boring, Leo, right?
Just some data I downloaded from the Tesselecta, very boring.
Well, it must be very boring for you here.
Max has been very boring about you.
Something very obvious and very boring.
It's probably very boring to hear about.
I find it very boring to learn irregular verbs.
If he doesn't know how to laugh, it will be very boring.
[Chuckles] Police business is very boring.
Because I want the three of you together, safe, in a place that is very boring.
but I discovered biochemistry was very boring.
And it's a very boring bridge, as you can see.
So I first went to Copenhagen because I thought, well, maybe I could become a biochemist, but I discovered biochemistry was very boring.
With a job like this, you could be very boring.
It is very boring, very basic.

Alternatives:

extremely boring
incredibly boring
terribly boring
utterly boring
completely boring

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