tedious
not interesting, boring
TRANSLATION
tedious = ermüdend; langweilig; langwierig; mühsam; nervtötend
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Theodore Roosevelt found the boring small talk at White House social functions rather TEDIOUS and would often amuse himself by greeting guests by remarking, "I murdered my grandmother this morning."
Roosevelt claimed that few people paid attention to what was said on such occasions and the remark was indeed usually met with polite nods and smiles. On one occasion, however, the president met a careful listener: "I murdered my grandmother this morning," Roosevelt remarked - and was greatly amused to receive the reply: "I'm sure she deserved it!"
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR) (1882-1945) American politician, governor of New York State, 32nd President of the United States (1933-45) noted for his economic plan for recovery after the Great Depression (the New Deal) and for his involvement of the United States in World War II (after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941)
Roosevelt claimed that few people paid attention to what was said on such occasions and the remark was indeed usually met with polite nods and smiles. On one occasion, however, the president met a careful listener: "I murdered my grandmother this morning," Roosevelt remarked - and was greatly amused to receive the reply: "I'm sure she deserved it!"
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR) (1882-1945) American politician, governor of New York State, 32nd President of the United States (1933-45) noted for his economic plan for recovery after the Great Depression (the New Deal) and for his involvement of the United States in World War II (after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941)
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te-di-ous
adjective
1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring.
From Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, tedium.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum
These adjectives refer to what is so uninteresting as to cause mental weariness.
BORING implies feelings of listlessness and discontent: I had never read such a boring book.
What is MONOTONOUS bores because of lack of variety: “There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea” (James Russell Lowell).
TEDIOUS suggests dull slowness or long-windedness: Traveling by plane avoids spending tedious days on the train.
IRKSOME describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding: “I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is” (Edmund Burke).
Something TIRESOME fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: “What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking” (Benjamin Jowett).
HUMDRUM refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or unexcitingly routine: My quiet cousin led a humdrum existence.
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adjective
1. Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring.
From Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, tedium.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum
These adjectives refer to what is so uninteresting as to cause mental weariness.
BORING implies feelings of listlessness and discontent: I had never read such a boring book.
What is MONOTONOUS bores because of lack of variety: “There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea” (James Russell Lowell).
TEDIOUS suggests dull slowness or long-windedness: Traveling by plane avoids spending tedious days on the train.
IRKSOME describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet is dull and often unrewarding: “I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is” (Edmund Burke).
Something TIRESOME fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: “What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking” (Benjamin Jowett).
HUMDRUM refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or unexcitingly routine: My quiet cousin led a humdrum existence.
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"We don't want the audience to listen to tedious product presentations at the next sales event."
