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
Definition:
boring -- especially because something goes on too long or without variation