tedious

/ˈtidiəs/TEE-dee-uhs

/ˈtidiəs/TEE-dee-uhs

Meaningwearisome

Common meaning: long and boring

tedwearinessLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1834 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by

Journey through time

Latintaedium, -ī‘weariness’
Englishtedious‘long and boring’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin taedium ‘weariness’.

Roots

taedium, -ī Latin “weariness”

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