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tediousome en · ADJ

Etymology

From tedious + -some.

Meanings

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:

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