tedious

[ tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs ]

adjective

1. marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:

   tedious tasks; a tedious journey.

   Synonyms: dull, monotonous, boring, wearing

2. wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker, a writer, or the work they produce; prolix.

tedious

/ ˈtiːdɪəs /

adjective

1. causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
2. obsolete.
   progressing very slowly

Derived Forms

• ˈtediousness, noun
• ˈtediously, adverb

Other Words From

• tedi·ous·ly adverb
• tedi·ous·ness noun
• over·tedi·ous adjective
• over·tedi·ous·ly adverb
• over·tedi·ous·ness noun
• un·tedi·ous adjective
• un·tedi·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tedious¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin tēdiōsus, Late Latin taediōsus, from taedi(um) tedium + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

But really, there is nothing as tedious as a psycho killer, except when it’s a song by the Talking Heads.

From Los Angeles Times

"Don’t be fooled by how tedious the premise of finding a new Pope might sound on paper," advised the AV Club's reviewer Tomris Laffly.

From BBC

This could further frustrate the fragile peace process aimed at ending an increasingly tedious stand off.

From BBC

Sure, I’d miss the size of the artwork, but there was no love lost, as far as I was concerned, when it came to all those tedious scratches and skips.

From Salon

Watching Dafoe alchemize an otherwise tedious subplot through sheer commitment to camp holds a specific, probably esoteric beauty that justifies his place in the film.

From Salon

Related Words

• annoying
• banal
• boring
• dreary
• endless
• exhausting
• humdrum
• laborious
• tiresome
• tiring
• uninteresting