Meaning & Definition of Tedious in English

1. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• "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"

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"