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tedious.

Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtiː.dɪəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈti.di.əs/Canada, General-American[ˈti.ɾi.əs]Canada, General-American/ˈti.d͡ʒəs/Canada, General-American
  1. Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

Where this word comes from

English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

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