tedious

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (Freq. 2)
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
• Syn:
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome,
slow, tiresome, wearisome
• Similar to:
uninteresting
• Derivationally related forms:
tiresomeness (for: tiresome), tedium, tediousness, dullness (for: dull), boringness (for: boring)
2. using or containing too many words
- long-winded (or windy) speakers
- verbose and ineffective instructional methods
- newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
- proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
• Syn:
long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy
• Similar to:
prolix
• Derivationally related forms:
wordiness (for: wordy), windiness (for: windy), wind (for: windy), verboseness (for: verbose), verbosity (for: verbose), tediousness, long-windedness (for: long-winded)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  long-winded, verbose, windy, wordy, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tiresome, wearisome