Definition of tedious Tedious
/tiˈdiʌs/ - [teedeeus] - te•di•ous
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| tedious - using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" | ||
| long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy | ||
| prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" | ||
| tedious - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" | ||
| boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome | ||
| uninteresting characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; "institutional food" | ||
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- tedious (Adjective)
Boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tedious (a.)
Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tedious
Causing boredom.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tedious
tē′di-us, adj. wearisome: tiresome from length or slowness: irksome: slow.—n. Tedios′ity, tediousness.—adv. Tē′diously.—n. Tē′diousness. [L. tædiosus.]
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