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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
tedious
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)
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