tediousome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivetediousome (comparative more tediousome, superlative most tediousome)

comparative more tediousome · superlative most tediousome

  1. rareCharacterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.

    Thus equipped we took our departure for Lake la Pluie, where we arrived on the second of October after a tediousome and disagreable passage[…]

    1975, Glyndwr Williams, Hudson's Bay miscellany, 1670-1870
    1 more example

    "It was an unco pleasant show," said the good-natured Mrs. Blower, "only it was a pity it was sae tediousome; and there was surely an awfu' waste of gauze and muslin."

    1823, Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well

Origin

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APA

tediousome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tediousome

MLA

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Chicago

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