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# tedious

«tedious» in Mova's school dictionary: **Long, slow and boring; tiring because it goes on and on** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (tedious, more tedious, most tedious); adverb «tediously»; noun «tedium»

### meaning for a pupil

1) Long, slow and boring; tiring because it goes on and on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#m1)

2) (of a person) Annoying because they are boring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: tedious chores, tedious journeys, tedious homework. In maths: some tasks are tedious, like adding the same number many times; multiplication or a pattern can save effort. In stories: a tedious speech. Phrases: «a tedious job», «tedious and repetitive».

### examples

- Sorting all the socks was a tedious job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x1)
- The journey was long and tedious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x2)
- Copying out the spelling list ten times is tedious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x3)
- Instead of tedious adding, use multiplication. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x4)
- The speech was so tedious that half the audience fell asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x5)
- Weeding the garden is tedious but useful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x6)
- His tedious jokes made everyone groan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x7)
- And then they went out for a walk, which was very slow and tedious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/#x8)

### note

Stress: TEE-dee-us. Similar: «boring», «dull», «monotonous». Formal-ish; children usually say «boring». Noun «tedium» means boredom.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tedious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tedious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.