HyperDic: tedious

English > 2 senses of the word tedious:
ADJECTIVEalltedious, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisomeso lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
alltedious, long-winded, verbose, windy, wordyusing or containing too many words
tedious > pronunciation
Soundstiy'diyahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > tedious: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSo lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
Example "tedious days on the train"
Synonymsboring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome
BroaderuninterestingArousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
Spanishaburrido, agobiante, cargante, gris, latoso, monótono, pesado, tedioso
Catalanavorrit, carregós, empipador, gris, molest, monòton, pesat, tediós
Nounstediousness, tediumdullness owing to length or slowness
tediumthe feeling of being bored by something tedious
Adverbstediouslyin a tedious manner
English > tedious: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningUsing or containing too many words.
Synonymslong-winded, verbose, windy, wordy
Broaderprolixtediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Spanishprolijo, verboso
Catalanprolix, verbós
Nounstediousnessdullness owing to length or slowness

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict