tedious
Americanadjective
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marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome.
tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- Synonyms:
- dull, monotonous, boring, wearing
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wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker, a writer, or the work they produce; prolix.
adjective
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causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
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obsolete progressing very slowly
Other Word Forms
- overtedious adjective
- overtediously adverb
- overtediousness noun
- tediously adverb
- tediousness noun
- untedious adjective
- untediously adverb
Etymology
Origin of tedious
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin tēdiōsus, Late Latin taediōsus, from taedi(um) tedium + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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It took roughly two weeks of tedious work, sifting through hours of grainy recordings.
From Los Angeles Times
She assigns her tedious tasks to Anthropic’s AI tool, including evaluating health insurance plans and locating new doctors.
But so many better horror features have been constructed along the same lines—“X,” “House of 1000 Corpses”— that this one comes across as merely a tedious also-ran.
They say it was tedious work that made them disciplined, punctual and appreciative of the value of a hard-earned dollar.
From Los Angeles Times
He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.
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