утомительный, скучный, нудный, муторный
прилагательное ↓
- скучный; утомительный
tedious conversation [life] — нудный разговор [-ая жизнь] 
tedious passages — длинноты (в литературном произведении и т. п.)
- уст. неприятный
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
the tedious task of husking coconuts — утомительное вылущивание кокосовых орехов
tedious conversation — нудный разговор
novel with tedious passages — роман-пародия
it will be a tedious piece of work — это будет очень скучная работа
tedious job — утомительная работа; скучная работа
it is dull / tedious / boring — скучно
somewhat boring / tedious — скучноватый
have a tedious time — скучать
rather tedious — скучноватый
tedious subject — сушь
Примеры с переводом
The work was tiring and tedious.
Работа была нудной и утомительной.
The work is tedious, but it needs to get done.
Работа нудная, но её нужно выполнить.
He made a tedious 45-minute speech.
Он произнёс скучнейшую 45-минутную речь.
Anyone who drums up a better way of doing this tedious task will make a fortune.
Любой, кто придумает лучший способ выполнить эту трудоёмкую задачу, заработает кучу денег.
The author’s tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read.
Из-за того, что автор склонен к многословности, читать его роман скучно.
His selection of a running mate was a long, tedious affair.
Процесс выбора его напарника по выборам был делом долгим и утомительным.
This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious.
Этот адвокат многословен и довольно утомителен.
It had been a tiring day, largely because of all the tedious waiting.
День выдался утомительный, в основном из-за скучного ожидания.
The clerical part of his job was tedious, and he was glad to be rid of it.
Канцелярская часть его работы была нудной, и он был рад от неё избавиться.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
…tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly… 
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Возможные однокоренные слова
: tiresome because of length or dullness : boring
a tedious public ceremony
Did you know?
Words frequently change their meanings, and some even will go from meaning one thing to meaning something almost opposite (such as nice, which in its earliest use meant «lewd, wanton, dissolute»). Tedious is not one of these words; its meanings may have shifted over the centuries, but they have always had something to do with irksome, boring, or overlong things. The word comes from the Latin taedēre, meaning “to disgust or weary.”
Tedious has been in use since the 15th century and has been included in hundreds of dictionaries, although perhaps none have rendered so poetic and succinct a definition as Nathaniel Bailey’s entry in his 1756 New Universal Etymological English Dictionary: “Wearisome by continuance.”
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Writing a new spreadsheet or word-processing program these days is a tedious process, like building a skyscraper out of toothpicks.
—
Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 16 June 1994
Another of their assignments was to slow-fly any plane that had a new engine to break it in; that meant flying the aircraft for a tedious hour-and-a-half as slowly as it would possibly go without falling out of the sky.
—Doris Weatherford, American Women and World War II, 1990
From there, it became clear that the deposition was going to be neither as undramatic nor as quotidian, and even tedious, as it at first appeared.
—Renata Adler, New Yorker, June 23, 1986
He made a tedious 45-minute speech.
The work is tedious, but it needs to get done.
Recent Examples on the Web
But, while it is not yet reflected in the GOP presidential polls, there is a risk that Trump becomes tedious in his legal self-absorption.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
The effect has been a kind of virtual omnipresence that has at times grown tedious for some of Zelensky’s own citizens.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Critics, film theorists and discerning viewers held strong views of their work, which could be seen as either poetic or tedious.
—Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Anyone who has shopped for tech components, be it for NAS, PC building, or a maker’s project, knows how tedious, unorganized, and unreliable relevant commerce sites can be.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The contracts at the center of the case, Amram said, were the result of complicated and tedious work among various Ridley-Thomas aides, USC and the staff of other L.A. County offices.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
Well, not dreadful, but tedious.
—Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
But the reading experience is never clotted or tedious, never plagued by extraneous detours.
—Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
These are now the hurdles social media researchers must jump through, making the already challenging road to tenure and promotion even more confusing, tedious, and frustrating.
—WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium — see tedium
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of tedious was
in the 15th century
Dictionary Entries Near tedious
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“Tedious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tedious. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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tedious
[‘tiːdɪəs]
adj
скучный, утомительный, затянутый, томительный, затянувшийся, нудный
He went on with his tedious instructions. — Он продолжал давать свои нудные наставления
— tedious argument
— tedious lecture
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[ʹti:dıəs]
1. скучный; утомительный
tedious conversation [life] — нудный разговор [-ая жизнь]
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1. a скучный; утомительный
2. a уст. неприятный
Синонимический ряд:
1. arid (adj.) arid; bromidic; dryasdust; dusty; insipid; uninteresting; weariful
2. drab (adj.) drab; monotonous; prosaic; unimaginative
3. dry (adj.) aseptic; boresome; boring; dreary; drudging; dry; humdrum; irksome; sterile; stuffy; tiring; weary
4. dull (adj.) burdensome; dull; heavy; lifeless; ponderous
5. laborious (adj.) laborious; oppressive; time-consuming; wearisome
6. tiresome (adj.) exhausting; fatiguing; labored; tiresome; wearing
Антонимический ряд:
charming; enthralling; exciting; interesting
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[ˈti:djəs]
tedious скучный, утомительный tedious утомительный
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tedious
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[‘tiːdɪəs]
прил.
нудный, скучный, утомительный
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1) громоздкий
2) кропотливый
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[`tiːdjəs]
нудный, скучный, утомительный
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adjective
скучный, утомительный
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monotonous
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скучный, утомительный, нудный* * *
скучен
скучный
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утомительный; скучный; нудный
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трудоемкий (.метод, операция)
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Tedious — Te di*ous, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See {Tedium}.] Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. {Te di*ous*ly}, adv. {Te di*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] I see a man s life is a tedious one. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tedious — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. tedieus, from L.L. taediosus wearisome, irksome, tedious, from L. taedium (see TEDIUM (Cf. tedium)) … Etymology dictionary
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tedious — index jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), mundane, onerous, pedestrian, ponderous, prolix … Law dictionary
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tedious — *irksome, tiresome, wearisome, boring Analogous words: burdensome, *onerous, oppressive: fatiguing, exhausting, fagging, jading (see TIRE vb): *slow, dilatory, deliberate Antonyms: exciting … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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tedious — [adj] dull, monotonous annoying, arid, banal, boring, bromidic, drab, dragging, draggy*, dreary, drudging, dry, dull as dishwater*, dusty*, endless, enervating, exhausting, fatiguing, ho hum*, humdrum, insipid, irksome, laborious, lifeless,… … New thesaurus
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tedious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too long, slow, or dull. DERIVATIVES tediously adverb tediousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin taedium tedium , from taedere be weary of … English terms dictionary
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tedious — [tē′dē əs; ] occas. [ tē′jəs] adj. [ME < LL taediosus] full of tedium; long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring tediously adv. tediousness n … English World dictionary
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tedious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ Her visits were starting to get a little tedious. ▪ make sth … Collocations dictionary
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tedious — [[t]ti͟ːdiəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation as tedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating. Such lists are long and tedious to read. …the tedious business of line by line programming. Syn:… … English dictionary
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tedious — tediously, adv. tediousness, n. /tee dee euhs, tee jeuhs/, adj. 1. marked by tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey. 2. wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker or writer; prolix. [1375 1425; late ME < ML… … Universalium
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tedious — te|di|ous [ˈti:diəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere to disgust, make tired ] something that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting = ↑boring ▪ The work was tiring and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
What does the word tedious mean?
According to Collins English Dictionary, the American Heritage Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, and other English dictionaries, the word tedious is an adjective that means boring, frustrating, and often time consuming. The noun form of tedious appears in a couple of different ways formed by suffixes – ness, which makes tediousness, and m, which makes tedium. Something that is tedious has a dullness to it. One can also add the suffix ly to make tediously (adv.). Tedious is three syllables – te-di-ous, and the pronunciation of tedious is ˈtidiəs. This word is used in both British English and American English.
Many different languages also contain words that mean tedious. You may notice that some of these different words look and sound similar to the word tedious. These are called cognates, which are formed when two words have the same root or language of origin. The below list of translations of the word tedious is provided by Word Sense.
- Mandarin: 乏味
- Scottish Gaelic: liosta
- Nynorsk: einsformig, kjedeleg
- Japanese: 退屈
- German: ermüdend, langweilig, langwierig, lästig, mühsam, nervtötend, weitschweifig
- Dutch: saai, langdradig, monotoon
- Danish: kedelig, trættende, triviel
- Esperanto: teda
- Italian: noioso, tedioso, fastidioso, palloso, soporifero (masc.)
- Portuguese: entediante, enfadonho, monótono
- Russian: ну́дный, ску́чный, утоми́тельный
- Catalan: tediós
- Armenian: ձանձրալի, տաղտկալի, հոգնեցուցիչ
- Spanish: tedioso, prolijo (masc.)
- Hungarian: unalmas, fárasztó
- Bokmål: ensformig, langtekkeligkjedelig, traurig
- Swedish: långtråkig, tjatig, enformig
- Irish: liosta, leadránach
- Maori: takeo
- Finnish: pitkäveteinen, ikävä, tylsä, hengetön
- French: fastidieux (masc.), laborieux (masc.)
- Polish: nużący, nudny, żmudny
What is the origin of the word tedious?
According to Etymonline, the word tedious has been used as an adjective since early c15 in Late Middle English. This word comes from the Old French tedieus, and the Late Latin taediosus/Late Latin taediōsus, from the Latin taedium.
What are synonyms and antonyms of the word tedious?
There are many different words that have the same meaning as the word tedious. These are called synonyms, which can be used interchangeably with the word tedious and are useful to know if you are trying to avoid repeating yourself or simply expand your vocabulary. This list of synonyms of tedious is provided by Power Thesaurus.
- lifeless
- banal
- tame
- long-winded
- verbose
- unimaginative
- characterless
- unexciting
- stale
- colorless
- boring
- mind-numbing
- prolix
- flat
- windy
- unvaried
- humdrum
- tiresome
- vapid
- uninspired
- bland
- irksome
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- mundane
- deadening
- jejune
- heavy
- stodgy
- wearying
- pedestrian
- tiring
- blah
- wordy
- monotonous
- prosaic
- wearisome
- dull
- insipid
- arid
- lackluster
- drab
- uneventful
- repetitive
- dry
- ponderous
- ho-hum
- dreary
- slow
- soporific
- prolixity
There are also many different words that mean the opposite of the word tedious. These are called antonyms, which are also useful to know if you’re trying to expand your vocabulary. This list of antonyms of tedious is also provided by Power Thesaurus.
- attractive
- thrilling
- thought-provoking
- delicious
- romantic
- stimulating
- pretty
- concise
- galvanizing
- charming
- engaging
- entrancing
- entertaining
- grateful
- diverting
- fascinating
- pleasant
- flirty
- astonishing
- enchanting
- awesome
- fabulous
- pleasing
- marvelous
- inspiring
- exciting
- absorbing
- intriguing
- groundbreaking
- wonderful
- electrifying
- exhilarating
- animating
- interesting
- engrossing
- arresting
- delightful
- astounding
- breathtaking
- good
- amusing
- captivating
- gripping
- fun
- lively
- eye-opening
- amazing
- riveting
- alluring
- enthralling
How can the word tedious be used in a sentence?
Tedious (adj.) can be used in many different ways in many different sentences. Using words in a sentence is a great way to memorize their definitions. You can also try making flashcards or quizzes to test your knowledge. Try using this word of the day in a sentence today – below are several examples of tedious to get you started.
He was shocked when the boring five-paragraph essay he did tedious research on won first place in the essay contest at Princeton University. After all, this was only a rough draft – he spent too much time on his outlines and ran out of time to write the paper and found them to be quite wordy editorials.
The workers were annoyed at the ban on automatic labeling and the heavy emphasis placed on manual labeling. They found these ineffective instructional methods tedious and indicative of dull performance, and it caused a deadening effect of some routine tasks.
The artificial intelligence engine handled the tedium of creating the high-quality digital models and running the equivalent of a visual Google search, a recent iteration of the unreal engine that creates a software map of the entire planet.
She nearly fell asleep during the boring evening at the party. It was full of tedious conversations with uninteresting people about people’s dreams, and she felt it was exhausting by reason of length. The words that came out of peoples mouths seemed to drag on for hours.
The ho-hum speaker at intermission made the dull play seem to go on for even longer. I couldn’t handle the proceedings much longer. I love Mark Twain, but this adaptation and performance was tedious at best and is causing me great mental weariness.
She wondered if the newspapers of the day were excited when typing was invented. She imagined people spent tedious days completing irksome task after task for the writing of long letters. If there were any wordy disputes, did the transcriber have to start over? How tedious.
The tedious search for the part under the car left the truckers weary. The sight of the brothers was not pretty when they finally found it. The tiresome chirping of a cricket the entire time didn’t help, the little demons.
Overall, the word tedious means dull and tiresome. People often use the word tedious to describe things that are intricate and boring. Try using this word of the day in a sentence today!
Sources:
- Tedious definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
- tedious | Origin and meaning of tedious | Online Etymology Dictionary
- Tedious synonyms – 1 014 Words and Phrases for Tedious | Power Thesaurus
- Tedious antonyms – 554 Opposites of Tedious | Thesaurus
- tedious: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tædious (archaic)
- teedyus
Etymology[edit]
English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.dɪəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈti.di.əs/, /ˈti.d͡ʒəs/
- Rhymes: -iːdiəs
Adjective[edit]
tedious (comparative more tedious, superlative most tedious)
- Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wearisome
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1782, William Cowper, “The Diverting History of John Gilpin, […]”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], published 1785, →OCLC, page 343:
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John Gilpin’s ſpouse ſaid to her dear, / Though wedded we have been / Theſe twice ten tedious years, yet we / No holiday have ſeen.
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1891, Arthur Schopenhauer, “On Style”, in T[homas] Bailey Saunders, transl., The Art of Literature: A Series of Essays […] Selected and Translated with a Preface (Schopenhauer Series; 4), New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Co.; London: Swan Sonnenschien & Co., Lim., →OCLC, pages 24–25 and 26:
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[pages 24–25] The very fact that these commonplace authors are never more than half-conscious when they write, would be enough to account for their dulness of mind and the tedious things they produce. […] [page 26] The other kind of tediousness is only relative: a reader may find a work dull because he has no interest in the question treated of in it, and this means that his intellect is restricted. The best work may, therefore, be tedious subjectively, tedious, I mean, to this or that particular person; […]
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Derived terms[edit]
- tediously
- tediousness
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- tedium
Translations[edit]
boring, monotonous
- Armenian: ձանձրալի (hy) (janjrali), տաղտկալի (hy) (tałtkali), հոգնեցուցիչ (hognecʿucʿičʿ)
- Azerbaijani: cansıxıcı, bezikdirici, usandırıcı, yorucu
- Bulgarian: скучен (bg) (skučen), еднообразен (bg) (ednoobrazen)
- Catalan: tediós (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 乏味 (zh) (fáwèi)
- Czech: nudný (cs) m, otravný m, nezáživný (cs) m, vlekoucí se, fádní, suchopárný m, únavný (cs) m
- Danish: kedelig (da), trættende, triviel
- Dutch: saai (nl), langdradig (nl), monotoon (nl)
- Esperanto: teda (eo)
- Finnish: pitkäveteinen (fi), ikävä (fi), tylsä (fi), hengetön (fi)
- French: fastidieux (fr) m, laborieux (fr) m
- German: ermüdend (de), langweilig (de), langwierig (de), lästig (de), mühsam (de), nervtötend, weitschweifig (de)
- Hungarian: unalmas (hu), fárasztó (hu)
- Irish: liosta, leadránach
- Italian: noioso (it), tedioso (it), fastidioso (it), palloso (it), soporifero (it) m
- Japanese: 退屈な (ja) (たいくつな, taikutsu-na)
- Latin: taediōsus
- Maori: takeo, hongeā, hongehongeā, hokehokeā, whakahōhā
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ensformig, langtekkelig (no)kjedelig (no), traurig (no)
- Nynorsk: einsformig, kjedeleg
- Occitan: tediós
- Polish: nużący (pl), nudny (pl), żmudny (pl)
- Portuguese: entediante (pt), enfadonho (pt), monótono (pt)
- Russian: ну́дный (ru) (núdnyj), ску́чный (ru) (skúčnyj), утоми́тельный (ru) (utomítelʹnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: liosta
- Spanish: tedioso (es), prolijo (es)
- Swedish: långtråkig (sv), tjatig (sv), enformig (sv)
- Ukrainian: нудний m (nudnyj), стомливий m (stomlyvyj)
Anagrams[edit]
- Outside, dies out, outside, side out, sudoite