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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tedious/ˈtiːdiəs/

▶adjective too long, slow, or dull.

– derivatives
tediously adverb,
tediousness noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. tedieus or late L. taediosus, from L. taedium (see tedium).

'tedious' also found in these Oxford entries:

bang - blah - bore - boring - bumf - chore - death - draggy - excruciating - get - homily - jaw - legwork - litany - longueur - monologue - monotony - nudnik - on - pain - palaver - pill - prate - relief - relieve - schlep - screed - scutwork - sermon - snooze - soulless - speechify - tedium - traipse - wearisome - yawn

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