tedious

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('dē-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. See synonyms at boring.
  2. 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.


adj

Definition: dull, monotonous
Antonyms: entertaining, exciting, interesting

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Long and boring; tiresome.

pronunciation He thought the chore was tedious, and complained nonstop.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kedelig, kedsommelig, trættende, vidtløftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
langdradig

Français (French)
adj. - ennuyeux, fastidieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - langwierig, langweilig, weitschweifig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουραστικός, ανιαρός, μονότονος

Italiano (Italian)
noioso

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

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 退屈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممل, مضجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משעמם, מעייף, חדגוני‬


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