tedious
adjective/ˈtidiəs/
Frequency rank: #7,701 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome and boring.
Example sentence
The students found the lecture tedious because the professor repeated the same points for an hour.
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