Tedious

//ˈti.di.əs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

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Adjective
  1. 1
    using or containing too many words wordnet
  2. 2
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness wordnet

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Example

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"The long wait at the airport was tedious."

Etymology

English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

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