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tedious adjective [ ˈtiːdɪəs ]

• too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
• "a tedious journey"
Similar: boring, monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, ho-hum, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy, long-drawn-out, overlong, long-winded, prolix, laborious, ponderous, endless, interminable, mechanical, routine, dreich, deadly, draggy, samey, dullsville,
Opposite: exciting, interesting,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium (see tedium).


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