tediousness

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te·di·ous (t

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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Noun

tediousness - dullness owing to length or slowness

tiresomeness, tedium

dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"

drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"

Translations

tediousness [ˈtiːdɪəsnɪs] tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] N → pesadez f, lo aburrido

tediousness

n → Lang(e)weile f; his tediousness → seine Langweiligkeit

tediousness [ˈtiːdɪəsnɪs] tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n → noia, tedio

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