English Meaning & Definitions
Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
- โSorting through thousands of old receipts is a tedious process.โ
- โThe professor gave a tedious lecture that put half the students to sleep.โ
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Late Middle English: from Old French tedieux or medieval Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium 'weariness' (from taedere 'to disgust').
Think of someone saying 'TED, is this going to take much longer?' during a very boring speech.
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1. What is the meaning of โtediousโ in English?
In English, tedious (adjective) is defined as: โToo long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.โ.
2. How do you use โtediousโ in a sentence?
โSorting through thousands of old receipts is a tedious process.โ
3. What are English synonyms of โtediousโ?
4. What is the etymology and word origin of โtediousโ?
Late Middle English: from Old French tedieux or medieval Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium 'weariness' (from taedere 'to disgust').
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A specific duration of time equal to one hour and forty-six minutes and twelve seconds.
The cardinal number equal to one thousand million (1,000,000,000), expressed in scientific notation as 10^9.
A specific duration of time equivalent to one hour and forty-six minutes.