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   Te·di·ous

   /ˈtēdēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous: "a tedious journey"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium (see tedium).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tediously adverb
   • 2. tediousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tediousTedious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   tedious: [adjective] tiresome because of length or dullness : boring.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTEDIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TEDIOUS meaning: 1. boring: 2. boring: 3. boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated: . Learn more.

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   Tedious definition: marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome. See examples of TEDIOUS used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tediousTedious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   tedious: 1 adj so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness “ tedious days on the train” Synonyms: boring , deadening , dull , ho-hum , irksome , slow , tiresome , wearisome uninteresting arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement adj using or containing too many words Synonyms: long-winded , verbose , windy , wordy ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTEDIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous 2. obsolete progressing very slowly.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › tediousTedious - definition of tedious by The Free Dictionary

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   Define tedious. tedious synonyms, tedious pronunciation, tedious translation, English dictionary definition of tedious. adj. 1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. See Synonyms at boring. 2. Obsolete Moving or progressing very slowly. te′di·ous·ly...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontedious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient: The journey soon became tedious. Patterns. to be boring/ dull/ tedious for somebody; boring/ dull/ tedious subjects/ books; boring/ dull/ tedious jobs/ work/ games; a boring/ dull place/ man/ woman/ person; deadly boring/ dull

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTEDIOUS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTEDIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    TEDIOUS definition: 1. boring: 2. boring: 3. boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated: . Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tedioustedious | meaning of tedious in Longman Dictionary of...

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tedious te‧di‧ous / ˈtiːdiəs / adjective BORING something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting SYN boring The work was tiring and tedious. see thesaurus at boring — tediously adverb a tediously long film Examples from the Corpus tedious • Doing all those ...