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- Dictionarytedious/ˈtiːdɪəs/
adjective
- 1. too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous: "a tedious journey"
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The meaning of TEDIOUS is tiresome because of length or dullness : boring. How to use tedious in a sentence. The Long and Uneventful History of Tedious
adjective. us / ˈtid·i·əs / Add to word list. boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated: tedious work / tasks. Learning a new computer program can be a tedious process. (Definition of tedious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tedious. tedious.
If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation as tedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating.
If something is tedious, it's boring. If you're anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, even the best lecture will seem tedious. Tedious is the adjective from tedium, which is both Latin and English for boredom.
adjective. us / ˈtid·i·əs / Add to word list. boring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeated: tedious work / tasks. Learning a new computer program can be a tedious process. (Definition of tedious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tedious. tedious.
Definition of tedious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tedious definition: marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome. See examples of TEDIOUS used in a sentence.
A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Perhaps partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin taediōsus, ‑ous suffix; French tedieus. See etymology.
te·di·ous. (tē′dē-əs) 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.]
If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation as tedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating.
