Tedious

Quick meaning: Tedious is an adjective meaning Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

John Gilpin's ſpouse ſaid to her dear, / Though wedded we have been / Theſe twice ten tedious years, yet we / No holiday have ſeen.

However, upon a ſtrict Review, I blotted out ſeveral Paſſages of leſs Moment which were in my firſt Copy, for fear of being cenſured as tedious and trifling, whereof Travellers are often, perhaps not without Juſtice, accuſed.

But in the mean time […] it looks all ſo like ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find out the reaſon of his ovvn Categoricalneſs for him.

Synonyms for tedious

Depending on context, synonyms include boring, monotonous, dreary, tiresome, mind-numbing, drippy.

Antonyms for tedious

Common opposites include engaging, interesting, exciting, stimulating.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wearisome, tiresome, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow.

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