tedious
adjective/ˈtiːdiəs/
/ˈtiːdiəs/
- lasting or taking too long and not interesting synonym boring
- The journey soon became tedious.
- We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
Synonyms boringboringdull ▪ tediousThese words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:- He’s such a boring man!
- She found her job very boring.
- Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
- The journey soon became tedious.
- to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody
- boring/dull/tedious subjects/books
- boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games
- a boring/dull place/man/woman/person
- deadly boring/dull
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- Her visits were starting to get a bit tedious.
- The joke became increasingly tedious.
- It was tedious, repetitive work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’.Definitions on the go
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