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Uncle Vanya
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- And then, existence is tedious, anyway; it is a senseless, dirty business, this life, and goes heavily.†
Act 1 *tedious = boring or monotonous
- Oh, how tedious your life must be.†
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- It is tedious, yes, and dreary!†
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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.