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tediousome

tediousome adjective: characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.

Adjective

tediousome (comparative more tediousome, superlative most tediousome)

  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.
    • "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
    • 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

Forms of tediousome

comparativemore tediousome
superlativemost tediousome

Origin of tediousome

From tedious + -some.

Questions about tediousome

What does tediousome mean?
Tediousome means characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.
What part of speech is tediousome?
Tediousome is an adjective.

Words near tediousome in the dictionary

  1. tediosity
  2. tedious
  3. tediously
  4. tediousness
  5. tediousnesses
  6. tediousome
  7. tedisamil
  8. tedisome
  9. tedium
  10. tediums
  11. tedizolid

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