Adjective
(of a sound) Like a drone (hum or buzz).
(of a person) Like or befitting a drone (one who does menial or tedious work).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgLike so many other nerdy, disaffected young people of that time, I dreamed of becoming an 'artist', i. e., somebody whose adult job was original and creative instead of tedious and dronelike. David Foster Wallace