TEDIOUS


Meaning of TEDIOUS in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.