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tedious
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The Life and Death of King Richard III
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- 'Tis better, sir, than to be tedious.
Scene 1.4 *tedious = boring or monotonous
- No, uncle; but our crosses on the way Have made it tedious, wearisome, and heavy: I want more uncles here to welcome me.†
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- Cannot my Lord Stanley sleep these tedious nights?†
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- Dead life, blind sight, poor mortal living ghost, Woe's scene, world's shame, grave's due by life usurp'd, Brief abstract and record of tedious days, Rest thy unrest on England's lawful earth, [Sitting down.]†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(tedious) boring -- especially because something goes on too long or without variation
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(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.