causing fatigue or tedium; monotonous
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
te•di•ous /ˈtidiəs, ˈtidʒəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
te•di•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of or relating to tedium:a tedious book; a tedious lecture.
te•di•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]
te•di•ous
(tē′dē əs, tē′jəs),USA pronunciation adj.
te′di•ous•ly, adv.
te′di•ous•ness, n.
- marked by tedium;
long and tiresome:tedious tasks; a tedious journey. - wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker or writer;
prolix.
- Medieval Latin tēdiōsus, Late Latin taediōsus. See tedium, -ous
- late Middle English 1375–1425
te′di•ous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wearing, boring, tiring, monotonous, dull.
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'tedious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arid
- bore
- boresome
- boring
- deadly
- ding
- dirty work
- dog work
- donkey work
- drag
- dragsville
- dreary
- dree
- dry
- dull
- everlasting
- hang
- harp
- heavy
- hoary
- horseshit
- humdrum
- irksome
- job
- lecture
- linger
- litany
- livelong
- long
- long-winded
- lumber
- monotonous
- mortal
- overstuffed
- painful
- palaver
- ponderous
- preach
- preachify
- preachment
- prolix
- prosaic
- prose
- proser
- prosy
- punster
- relieve
- repeat
- repetitious
- talk