tedious

[ tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs ]
/ ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs /
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adjective

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.

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Origin of tedious

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin tēdiōsus, Late Latin taediōsus. See tedium, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM tedious

Words nearby tedious

tedder, teddy, teddy bear, teddy boy, teddy girl, tedious, tedium, tee, tee off, tee shirt, tee-ball
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Words related to tedious

annoying, boring, dreary, tiring, exhausting, humdrum, banal, tiresome, laborious, uninteresting, endless, arid, drab, dragging, dry, dusty, insipid, irksome, lifeless, mortal

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British Dictionary definitions for tedious

tedious
/ (ˈtiːdɪəs) /

adjective

causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
obsolete progressing very slowly

Derived forms of tedious

tediously, adverbtediousness, noun
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