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tedious


adjective
1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (Freq. 2)
- 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"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
Syn:
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome,
slow, tiresome, wearisome
Similar to:
uninteresting
Derivationally related forms:
tiresomeness (for: tiresome), tedium, tediousness, dullness (for: dull), boringness (for: boring)
2. using or containing too many words
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Syn:
long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy
Similar to:
prolix
Derivationally related forms:
wordiness (for: wordy), windiness (for: windy), wind (for: windy), verboseness (for: verbose), verbosity (for: verbose), tediousness, long-windedness (for: long-winded)

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