tedious
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te·di·ous
(tē'dē-əs) 
adj.
tediousness te'di·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. See synonyms at boring.
- Obsolete. Moving or progressing very slowly.
[Middle English, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium, tedium.]
tediously te'di·ous·ly adv.tediousness te'di·ous·ness n.
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tedious
adjective
- Arousing no interest or curiosity: boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See excite/bore/interest.
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tedious
adj
Definition: dull, monotonous
Antonyms: entertaining, exciting, interesting
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tedious
IN BRIEF: Long and boring; tiresome.
He thought the chore was tedious, and complained nonstop.
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Tedious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kedelig, kedsommelig, trættende, vidtløftig
Français (French)
adj. - ennuyeux, fastidieux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - langwierig, langweilig, weitschweifig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουραστικός, ανιαρός, μονότονος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tedioso
Русский (Russian)
скучный, утомительный кропотливый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - tedioso, aburrido, pesado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tråkig, ledsam, tröttsam, långsam
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
冗长乏味的, 使人厌烦的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 冗長乏味的, 使人厭煩的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지루한, 진저리 나는, 몸이 꼬이는
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ممل, مضجر
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - משעמם, מעייף, חדגוני
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