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Meaning of 'tedious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tedious [ a.]
- Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome.

Meaning of 'tedious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tedious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Example in sentence:
  • a boring evening with uninteresting people;
  • a dull play;
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention;
  • his competent but dull performance;
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome;
  • tedious days on the train;
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks;
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket;
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is
Meaning (2):
- using or containing too many words
Example in sentence:
  • long-winded (or windy) speakers;
  • newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials;
  • proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes;
  • verbose and ineffective instructional methods

Nearby Words:

ted tedded tedder teddered teddering tedding tedge tediosity tedium

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