Associations to the word «Tedious»
Noun
- Companionship
- Seclusion
- Error
- Slang
- Suspense
- Propriety
- Graphic
- Mooring
- Solitude
- Fatigue
- Discourse
- Conversation
- Manipulation
- Procedure
- Interruption
- Melodrama
- Weariness
- Delight
- Job
- Navigation
- Preface
- Steamboat
- Drawback
- Simpler
- Wasting
- Counting
- Negotiation
- Repeating
- Usual
- Baggage
- Skip
- Despair
- Recitation
- Climb
- Vigil
- Indulgence
- Labor
- Compliment
- Cleaning
- Anecdote
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
TEDIOUS, adjective. Boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome.
Dictionary definition
TEDIOUS, adjective. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome".
TEDIOUS, adjective. Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes".
Wise words
Many a true word is spoken in jest.