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September 18, 2016 Word of the Day

tedious /ˈtiːdijəs/ adjective
tedious
/ˈtiːdijəs/
adjective
Counting peas is tedious.
Counting peas is tedious.
Definition of TEDIOUS

[more tedious; most tedious]

: boring and too slow or long

  • He made a tedious 45-minute speech.

  • The work is tedious, but it needs to get done.

— tediously adverb

  • a tediously long speech

— tediousness noun [noncount]

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