All 8 Uses of
tedious
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- A new governor arrived; it would have been too tedious to acquire the names of the prisoners; he learned their numbers instead.†
Chpt 13-14 *
- Three days passed—seventy-two long tedious hours which he counted off by minutes!†
Chpt 15-16
- "Ah," said Dantes, "you might well endure the tedious delay; you were constantly employed in the task you set yourself, and when weary with toil, you had your hopes to refresh and encourage you."†
Chpt 15-16
- "In the meanwhile," continued the magistrate, "our codes are in full force, with all their contradictory enactments derived from Gallic customs, Roman laws, and Frank usages; the knowledge of all which, you will agree, is not to be acquired without extended labor; it needs tedious study to acquire this knowledge, and, when acquired, a strong power of brain to retain it."†
Chpt 47-48
- The study does not take long; it was acting as a supernumerary that was so tedious.†
Chpt 61-62
- "It is very interesting," he said, "but it must be very tedious for a lifetime."†
Chpt 61-62
- Twenty minutes, twenty tedious minutes, passed thus, then ten more, and at last the clock struck the half-hour.†
Chpt 101-102
- You condemned me to a horrible, tedious death; you killed my father; you deprived me of liberty, of love, and happiness.†
Chpt 111-112
Definition:
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(tedious) boring -- especially because something goes on too long or without variation