Meanings
tejus1
noun
- pluralplural of teju
tejus2
adjectivetejus (comparative more tejus, superlative most tejus)
comparative more tejus · superlative most tejus
- alternativenonstandarduncommonAlternative form of tedious.
then a cold snap‖ and a deplorable thaw—which in two hours will make the slush of Portland not only impassable, but unnavi‐ gable.—Such is the tejus§ winter we had prepared for.
1828 February 13, John Neal, The Yankee, volume 1, number 7
Origin
Spelling of tedious, reflecting the word's yod-coalescence pronunciation.
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APA
tejus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejus
MLA
“tejus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tejus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejus.
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