tediously C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtiːdiːəsli/ See IPA manual Freq #115266 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is boring and seems to last too long. The meeting dragged on tediously for three hours. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is boring and... boringly Etymology AI details From Middle English tedyously; equivalent to tedious + -ly. tedyously Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tediously **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtiːdiːəsli/ **Frequency rank:** 115266 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is boring and seems to last too long. ## Examples - The meeting dragged on tediously for three hours. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tedyously ## Etymology From Middle English tedyously; equivalent to tedious + -ly. ## AI Etymology Tediously is from Middle English tedyously; equivalent to tedious + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that is boring and seems to last too long. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown