English adjective: tedious | |||
1. | tedious so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||
Samples | A boring evening with uninteresting people. The deadening effect of some routine tasks. A dull play. His competent but dull performance. A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention. What an irksome task the writing of long letters is. Tedious days on the train. The tiresome chirping of a cricket. Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome. | ||
Synonyms | boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome | ||
Similar | uninteresting | ||
Antonyms | interesting | ||
2. | tedious using or containing too many words | ||
Samples | Long-winded (or windy) speakers. Verbose and ineffective instructional methods. Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials. Proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes. | ||
Synonyms | long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy | ||
Similar | prolix | ||
Antonyms | concise | ||