tedious
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker, a writer, or the work they produce; prolix.
Origin of tedious
1Other 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
The most recent iteration of the Unreal Engine puts heavy emphasis on letting AI handle some of the tedious work typically associated with creating extremely high-quality digital models.
Meet the eerily realistic digital people made with Epic’s MetaHuman Creator | Stan Horaczek | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTax season can be frustrating and tedious even in the best of times.
Tax season kicks off Feb. 12. Here’s what to expect. | Michelle Singletary | January 19, 2021 | Washington PostHowever, these require manual labeling, which makes the process slower and more tedious.
2021 Could Be a Banner Year for AI—If We Solve These 4 Problems | Shelly Fan | January 5, 2021 | Singularity HubSocial listening tools allow you to skip the tedious process of designing a report since most of them already offer different types of reports to export and share with your colleagues.
Social media analytics 101: The data that matters most | Aleh Barysevich | December 30, 2020 | Search Engine WatchInstead of pulling out your phone to do a tedious search online, you conduct the equivalent of a visual google search simply by gazing at the store.
How a Software Map of the Entire Planet Could Change the World Forever | Aaron Frank | December 27, 2020 | Singularity Hub
But shaving quickly became a hassle; the tedious measure of the day at work ahead.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point | Tim Teeman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShaving: the most boring, tedious thing a man must do in his little retinue of personal upkeep chores.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point | Tim Teeman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut recently the obligations have gotten significantly more tedious and burdensome.
“It was tedious,” Lady Body told the Daily Mail of the work she did.
Kate Middleton’s Code-Breaking Granny: Duchess Uncovers Wartime Secrets | Tim Teeman | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is undergoing a tedious reinvention of sorts, trying to clean up its act after decades of scandals.
The Money-Laundering Vatican Bank Comes Clean | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the test is somewhat tedious, all the manipulations are simple and require no apparatus but flasks, test-tubes, and funnels.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAnd I have given this tedious detail to urge and embolden others to remonstrate against it.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIf you are wearied, this impatience will only make the journey still more tedious.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyWere it possible to present the subject in detail, it would be tedious and unprofitable to all save the specialist.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppThe tedious, dilatory time and money-wasting “come later on” procedure of times gone by no longer obtains.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for tedious
/ (ˈtiːdɪəs) /
causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
obsolete progressing very slowly
Derived forms of tedious
- tediously, adverb
- tediousness, noun
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