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tedious

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtidiəs// UK //tˈiːdɪəs// te·dious

adj. boring and lasting for a long time. You use this to describe tasks or situations that feel slow and tiring because they are repetitive.

adj. tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness. Often describes repetitive manual or administrative tasks that lack variety.


SIMPLE

Checking every line of the report was a tedious job.

CONTEXTUAL

The commute became tedious after the third week of train delays and heavy traffic.

COMPLEX

While the initial research was exciting, the subsequent data entry proved so tedious that the team struggled to maintain their focus over the long winter months.

Synonyms
Origin

English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'become', 'find', or 'seem'.

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