nonboring

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ boring.

Adjective

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nonboring (not comparable)

  1. That does not bore (drill holes).
    a nonboring insect
  2. Not boring (tedious); interesting.
    • 2009 June 19, Sarah Lyall, “In England, a Royal Taste That Alters the Landscape”, in New York Times[1]:
      Members of the British royal family are meant to publicly affect a lack of views on all potentially nonboring subjects.