tedious, long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy
(adjective) using or containing too many words; ālong-winded (or windy) speakersā; āverbose and ineffective instructional methodsā; ānewspapers of the day printed long wordy editorialsā; āproceedings were delayed by wordy disputesā
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
(adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; āa boring evening with uninteresting peopleā; āthe deadening effect of some routine tasksā; āa dull playā; āhis competent but dull performanceā; āa ho-hum speaker who couldnāt capture their attentionā; āwhat an irksome task the writing of long letters isā- Edmund Burke; ātedious days on the trainā; āthe tiresome chirping of a cricketā- Mark Twain; āother peopleās dreams are dreadfully wearisomeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tedious (comparative more tedious, superlative most tedious)
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.
Synonym: Thesaurus:wearisome
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Source: Wiktionary
Te"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See Tedium.]
Definition: Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome.
– Te"di*ous*ly, adv.
– Te"di*ous*ness, n. I see a man's life is a tedious one. Shak. I would not be tedious to the court. Bunyan.
Syn.
– Wearisome; fatiguing. See Irksome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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