All 3 Uses of
tedious
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief:—your noble son is mad:
Mad call I it; for to define true madness,
What is't but to be nothing else but mad?†Scene 2.2tediousness = to be boring or monotonous
- These tedious old fools!
Scene 2.2 *tedious = boring or monotonous
- Sweet, leave me here awhile;
My spirits grow dull, and fain I would beguile
The tedious day with sleep.†Scene 3.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(tedious) boring -- especially because something goes on too long or without variation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, tedious can mean "long and slow" or "progressing very slowly" without any implication of being dull or boring.