All 5 Uses of
tedious
in
Not Without My Daughter
- Days passed countless miserable, hot, sickly, tedious, frightening days.†
*tedious = boring or monotonous
- After an agonizingly long ride across town, followed by the tedious process of authorization and search, we finally reached Helen's office.†
- Each day the tedious celebrations continued.†
- God was my only companion through the tedious days and nights.†
- Still, the ride was long and tedious.†
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.