US /ˈti.di.əs/ UK /ˈtiː.dɪəs/
adj Freq #13935

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Boring and tiring, especially because it is long or repetitive.

    Filling in the same forms every week is a tedious chore.

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Synonyms
1 adj · boring and tiring,... boringmonotonoustiresomewearisome

Etymology

English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

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