Antonyms for tedious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tee-dee-uhs, tee-juhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈti di əs, ˈti dʒəs

Definition of tedious

Origin : early 15c., from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediosus "wearisome, irksome, tedious," from Latin taedium (see tedium).

adj dull, monotonous

Example sentences :

To turn an interesting thief into a tedious honest man was not his aim.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

It would be tedious to relate each step of the ensuing negotiations.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

You may think you're very romantic, but I think you're just a tedious fool!
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Vivian waited a full hour afterwards in tedious suspense in the study.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Not to be tedious, they had many other beliefs of a similar kind.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

He would find it noisy and tedious, even if it were intelligible.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870 » by Various

The one announces no tedious waits; the other no tiresome measures.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870 » by Various

In this tedious and protracted inquiry he had no instructor, nor assistant, nor adviser.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

But it is rather a long story, and I hope I shall not be tedious.'
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Only that and one other message broke the tedious eternity of that long hour.
Extract from : « The Hammer of Thor » by Charles Willard Diffin

Synonyms for tedious

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