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te·di·ous
 tedious
- pronunciation:
- ti
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adjective |
| definition: |
long and boring; dull; wearisome.
Entering the large amount of data was tedious work.- synonyms:
- boring, dreary, dull, monotonous, tiresome, wearisome
- antonyms:
- exciting
- similar words:
- bland, drab, dry, insipid, ponderous, prolix, soporific, tiring
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| related words: |
arid, dead, deadly, exhaustive, humdrum, interminable, literal, long, pedestrian, prosaic, repetitious, tired, troublesome, vapid, weary |
| derivations: |
tediously (adv.), tediousness (n.) |
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