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Tedious

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Definitions for Tedious

adjective
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a boring evening with uninteresting people
  2. the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  3. a dull play
  4. his competent but dull performance
  5. a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  6. what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
  7. tedious days on the train
  8. the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
  9. other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
adjective
using or containing too many words
Synonyms
long-winded verbose windy wordy
Examples
  1. long-winded (or windy) speakers
  2. verbose and ineffective instructional methods
  3. newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
  4. proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

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