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[syn: tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tedious \Te"di*ous\, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See
Tedium.]
Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity,
slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- Te"di*ous*ly, adv. --
Te"di*ous*ness, n.
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I see a man's life is a tedious one. --Shak.
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I would not be tedious to the court. --Bunyan.
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Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See Irksome.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tediousness
n 1: dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: tediousness,
tedium, tiresomeness]