tedious
part of speech
adjective (tedious, more tedious, most tedious); adverb «tediously»; noun «tedium»
meaning for a pupil
1) Long, slow and boring; tiring because it goes on and on. tree →
2) (of a person) Annoying because they are boring. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life: tedious chores, tedious journeys, tedious homework. In maths: some tasks are tedious, like adding the same number many times; multiplication or a pattern can save effort. In stories: a tedious speech. Phrases: «a tedious job», «tedious and repetitive».
examples
- Sorting all the socks was a tedious job. tree →
- The journey was long and tedious. tree →
- Copying out the spelling list ten times is tedious. tree →
- Instead of tedious adding, use multiplication. tree →
- The speech was so tedious that half the audience fell asleep. tree →
- Weeding the garden is tedious but useful. tree →
- His tedious jokes made everyone groan. tree →
- And then they went out for a walk, which was very slow and tedious. tree →
note
Stress: TEE-dee-us. Similar: «boring», «dull», «monotonous». Formal-ish; children usually say «boring». Noun «tedium» means boredom.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tedious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.