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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being tedious. archaic, countable, uncountable

   "Fy, fy, what tedioſity, & diſenſanity is here among ye?"

Synonyms

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tediousness

Example

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"Fy, fy, what tedioſity, & diſenſanity is here among ye?"

Etymology

From Middle English tediosite, tediouste, tedyosite, from tedious; compare Middle French tedieuseté.

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