tedious
adjective
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome.
tediously
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a word derived from
tedious.
Example Sentences
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The major gag is a tediously extended bit about how Nick and Judy, after undergoing partners’ therapy, have trained themselves to speak in the roundabout, exquisitely sensitive language of the overly counseled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
"Playing DDR is always fun for me," he told BBC News, "so this challenge was best described as tediously joyful".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
And the prolonged phone message that goes nowhere also seems to be tediously symptomatic of a character dynamic that has no other registers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Lipa’s particularly good at editing, he adds, at tediously working and reworking a chorus or melody.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
He could make one perhaps from wood and then no one would have to tediously turn the spit by hand.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
