All 3 Uses
tedious
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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- Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief.†p. 89.1tediousness = to be boring or monotonous - These tedious old fools!
p. 97.4 *tedious = boring or monotonous
- My spirits grow dull, and fain I would beguile
The tedious day with sleep.†p. 151.4
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) Much more rarely, tedious can mean "long and slow" or "progressing very slowly" without any implication of being dull or boring.