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tedious

/ˈti.di.əs/ adjetivo C1

En español: tedioso, prolijo

  1. Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
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Twenty minutes, twenty tedious minutes, passed thus, then ten more, and at last the clock struck the half-hour.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 998 · C1
“I’m not feeling well,” said the Scarecrow, with a smile, “for it is very tedious being perched up here night and day to scare away crows.”
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 17 · B2
Anne had good reason to bless her imagination many a time and oft during the tedious seven weeks that followed.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 178 · C1
A new governor arrived; it would have been too tedious to acquire the names of the prisoners; he learned their numbers instead.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 139 · C1

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