tedious

[ tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs ]
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adjective
  1. marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.

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

Origin of tedious

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin tēdiōsus, Late Latin taediōsus, from taedi(um) tedium + -ōsus -ous

Other words for tedious

Other words from tedious

  • 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

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How to use tedious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tedious

tedious

/ (ˈtiːdɪəs) /


adjective
  1. causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous

  2. obsolete progressing very slowly

Derived forms of tedious

  • tediously, adverb
  • tediousness, noun

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