The Only Use of
tedious
in
Araby, by James Joyce
- I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days.†
tedious = boring or monotonous
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.