/ ˈtiːdiəs; NAmE / adjective
lasting or taking too long and not interesting
SYN boring :
The journey soon became tedious.
We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
➡ note at boring
► te·di·ous·ly adverb
► te·di·ous·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus , from Latin taedium , from taedere be weary of.