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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tedious \Te"di*ous\, adjective [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See {Tedium}.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- {Te"di*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Te"di*ous*ness}, noun
I see a man's life is a tedious one. --Shak.
I would not be tedious to the court. --Bunyan.
Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tediously
adverb: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: {boringly}, {tiresomely}]
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