tedious C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈti.di.əs/ UK /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ See IPA manual Freq #13935 Meanings 1 adj Boring and tiring, especially because it is long or repetitive. Filling in the same forms every week is a tedious chore. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · boring and tiring,... boringmonotonoustiresomewearisome Common collocations rather tedious Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tedious **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈti.di.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ **Frequency rank:** 13935 ## Meanings 1. Boring and tiring, especially because it is long or repetitive. ## Examples - Filling in the same forms every week is a tedious chore. ## Etymology English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”). ## AI Etymology Tedious: English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”). In present-day use, it means boring and tiring, especially because it is long or repetitive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown