tejus
US/ˈti.d͡ʒəs/
tejus is the plural of teju.
tejus is the alternative form of tedious.
Meaning of tedious
Adjective
tedious (comparative more tedious, superlative most tedious)
- Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
- But in the mean time […] it looks all ſo like ſubterfuge and inveagling; it is ſo nauſeating and teadious a task, that no man thinks he ovvs the Author ſo much ſervice as to find out the reaſon of his ovvn Categoricalneſs for him.1672, [Andrew Marvell], The Rehearsal Transpros’d: Or, Animadversions upon a Late Book, Entituled, A Preface, Shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery, London: [s.n.], →OCLC...
- Synonyms:
- boring, monotonous, dreary, tiresome, mind-numbing, drippy, drudgerous, irksome, longsome, torporific
- Antonyms:
- engaging, interesting, exciting, stimulating
Forms of tejus
| comparative | more tejus |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tejus |
Origin of tejus
Spelling of tedious, reflecting the word's yod-coalescence pronunciation.
Words that rhyme with tejus
Questions about tejus
- What is tejus the plural of?
- Tejus is the plural of teju.
- How do you pronounce tejus?
- Tejus is pronounced /ˈti.d͡ʒəs/ (US).
Words near tejus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tejus (page history and authors); tedious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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