Tedious
/ˈti.di.əs/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
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Adjective
- 1 using or containing too many words wordnet
- 2 so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness wordnet
Example
More examples"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”).