Both Uses of
tedious
in
Romeo and Juliet
- —O, I have bought the mansion of a love,
But not possess'd it; and, though I am sold,
Not yet enjoy'd: so tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an impatient child that hath new robes,
And may not wear them.†p. 136.9tedious = boring or monotonous
- I will be brief, for my short date of breath Is not so long as is a tedious tale.
Scene 5.3 *tedious = long and uninteresting
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.