All 3 Uses of
tedious
in
As You Like It
- Now in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious.†
Scene 3.2
- What tedious homily of love have you wearied your parishioners withal,
Scene 3.2 *tedious = boring -- especially due to the length that must be endured
- With a priest that lacks Latin and a rich man that hath not the gout: for the one sleeps easily because he cannot study, and the other lives merrily because he feels no pain; the one lacking the burden of lean and wasteful learning, the other knowing no burden of heavy tedious penury.†
Scene 3.2
Definition:
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(tedious) boring -- especially because something goes on too long or without variation