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tedious

/ˈtiːdi.əs/

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adjective

1. Long and slow, so you get bored easily. / 2. Not interesting at all because it takes too much time or is very repetitive. / 3. (formal) tiresome due to length or repetition.

Filling forms all morning was so tedious.
The report is tedious to read.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: tedious is stronger than boring and more formal than dreary. Use tedious when length and repetition make something feel tiresome, rather than just unexciting.

In other languages

Spanish: tedioso
Japanese: つまらない
Korean: 지루한
Vietnamese: khiến chán
Chinese: 乏味的

Etymology

Common phrases

a tedious tasktedious journeytedious paperworktedious meeting

Synonyms

boring dull monotonous repetitive dreary

Related words

bore dull monotonous dreary repetitive

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