tedious

Intermediatezipf 3.50

Pronunciation

/ˈtiːdiəs/(TEE-dee-us)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

乏味的；冗长无聊的（因时间过长或无聊而令人厌倦）

Definition

Too long, slow, or dull; causing tiredness or boredom.

Word family

  • tediously/ˈtiːdiəsli/(adv)令人乏味地
  • tedium/ˈtiːdiəm/(n)冗长乏味

Collocations

  • tedious process
  • tedious task
  • incredibly tedious
  • tedious detail
  • tedious routine

Examples

  1. 1.The manual data entry was tedious but necessary — there was no automated alternative. (task)
  2. 2.He delivered the speech in such a tedious manner that half the audience had checked their phones within minutes. (delivery)

Synonyms

  • monotonous/məˈnɒtənəs/— unchanging and dull
  • dull/dʌl/— not interesting
  • tiresome/ˈtaɪəsəm/— causing irritation through repetition

Etymology

from Latin "taediosus" = wearisome, from "taedium" = weariness, disgust