ˈtēdēəs also ˈtējəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium tedium + -osus -ous
1. : tiresome because of slowness, continuance, or prolixity
a tedious public ceremony
2. archaic : slow , dilatory
3. : tiresome because of dullness
rather tedious fellows who substituted fustian for creative thought — V.L.Parrington