Tē'di-oŭs, a.

adjective

(or tēd'yus), a. [O. Fr. tédieux, Sp. & It. tedioso, Lat. tædiosus, from tædium. See infra.] 1. Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, or slowness which causes prolixity; wearisome. I see, a man's life is a tedious one. Shak. 2. Slow; as, a tedious course. Harte. Syn.,—Irksome; wearisome; fatiguing; sluggish; dilatory; tardy. See IRKSOME.