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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfastidieux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fastidieux
"Cette tâche administrative est particulièrement fastidieuse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Causing weariness or boredom; tedious.
"He gave a long and wearisome speech about tax reform."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English 'wērig' (weary) + '-some', meaning tending to cause fatigue or boredom.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "wearisome" is said worldwide
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fastidieux
Transliteration: fastidieux
"Cette tâche administrative est particulièrement fastidieuse."
mühselig
Transliteration: muehselig
"Die Verhandlungen waren langwierig und mühselig."
tedioso
Transliteration: tedioso
"Il viaggio in treno fu lungo e tedioso."
pesado
Transliteration: pesado
"Tengo que hacer este trabajo pesado y aburrido."
fatigante
Transliteration: fatigante
"Foi uma rotina fatigante e repetitiva."
थकान पैदा करने वाला
Transliteration: thakaan paida karne wala
"यह एक थकाऊ प्रक्रिया है।"
令人厌倦的
Transliteration: lìng rén yàn juàn de
"会议冗长而又令人厌倦。"
지루한
Transliteration: jiruhan
"그의 잔소리는 정말 지루했다."
退屈な
Transliteration: taikutsu na
"その会議は長くて退屈だった。"
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