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tediously

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te·di·ous  (td-s)
adj.
1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring. See Synonyms at boring.
2. Obsolete Moving or progressing very slowly.
[Middle English, from Late Latin taedisus, from Latin taedium, tedium.]
tedi·ous·ly adv.
tedi·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.tediously - in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward"
boringly, tiresomely
Translations
tediously [ˈtiːdɪəslɪ] ADV tediously dull → mortalmente aburrido
his speech was tediously long → su discurso fue largo y pesado or aburrido
tediously
adv → langweilig; a tediously long journey → eine lange und langweilige Reise; tediously repetitive → sich ewig wiederholend
tediously [ˈtiːdɪəslɪ] adv → noiosamente
tediously long → insopportabilmente lungo/a
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