Meaning & use
tedious
Long, slow, and monotonous in a way that causes boredom or fatigue.
See it in a sentence
Filling out the same form for every client became a tedious part of the job.
The lecture's tedious pace had half the room checking their phones within minutes.
A note on using this word
Tedious specifically implies boredom from repetition or excessive length, more than 'boring' alone, which can have other causes.
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Words with an opposite meaning
excitingengaging
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