All 3 Uses of
tedious
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- It was a most tedious business, not more than half a dozen shoots of garlic being discoverable in the whole field; yet such was the herb's pungency that probably one bite of it by one cow had been sufficient to season the whole dairy's produce for the day.†
Chpt 3 *tedious = boring or monotonous
- Along the tedious length of Benvill Lane she began to grow tired, and she leant upon gates and paused by milestones.†
Chpt 5
- It was only a slight attack of faintness, resulting from the tedious day's journey, and the excitement of arrival.†
Chpt 7
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.