tedious

adjective

/ˈtiːdiəs/

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lasting or taking too long and not interesting synonym boring
- The journey soon became tedious.
- We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
Synonyms boring
boring
- dull
- tedious
These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.
- boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:
  He’s such a boring man!
  She found her job very boring.
- dull not interesting or exciting:
  Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
- tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient:
  The journey soon became tedious.
Patterns
- to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody
- boring/dull/tedious subjects/books
- boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games
- a boring/dull place/man/woman/person
- deadly boring/dull
Extra Examples
- Her visits were starting to get a bit tedious.
- The joke became increasingly tedious.
- It was tedious, repetitive work.
Topics Working lifec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’.

单词	tedious
释义	tedious adjective /ˈtiːdiəs/ /ˈtiːdiəs/ jump to other results lasting or taking too long and not interesting synonym boring The journey soon became tedious. We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation. Synonyms boringboring dull tedious These words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient: He’s such a boring man! She found her job very boring. dull not interesting or exciting: Life in a small town could be deadly dull. tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient: The journey soon became tedious. Patterns to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody boring/dull/tedious subjects/books boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games a boring/dull place/man/woman/person deadly boring/dull Extra Examples Her visits were starting to get a bit tedious. The joke became increasingly tedious. It was tedious, repetitive work. Topics Working lifec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’.
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