tedious

Meaning

Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

Synonyms

boring
B1
dull
B2
tiresome
C2
wearisome
monotonous
26k
irksome
slow
A2
long-winded
43k
verbose
uninteresting
33k
wordy
26k
difficult
A2
drab
26k
dreary
C2
troublesome
C2
sluggish
27k
tiring
C2
ho-hum
bothersome
32k
deadening
stodgy
lengthy
22k
long
A1
windy
C2
hard
A1
annoying
B2

be monotonous

humdrum
40k

wearsome

prolix
prosaic
49k

being fed up with

tire of

operose
prosaical
cookie-cutter
unstimulating
longspun
abhorrent
43k
snoozy
bore
C1
bored
B2
bothering
B2
deary
43k
deliberate
C2
disgusting
B1
drawn-out
fade
C1
heavy
B1
inconvenient
C2
Translations

langweilig
fastidieux
ennuyeux
noioso
saai

ανιαρός

enfadonho
aburrido
ermüdend
tedioso
fastidioso
tediós
tedioso
sıkıcı
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtiː.dɪəs/
Etymology

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

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