C1adverbworklanguage
US/ˈtiː.di.əs.li/
UK/ˈtiː.di.əs.li/
in a boring way that goes on for too long
In context
The speaker tediously explained every step of the process twice.
The film is tediously long and has almost no plot.
The meeting dragged on tediously until everyone had stopped listening.
Words that go with tediously
adverb + adjective
- tediously longThe report was tediously long.
- tediously slowProgress was tediously slow.
- tediously repetitiveThe task was tediously repetitive.
- tediously detailedThe manual is tediously detailed.
verb + adverb
- drag on tediouslyThe speech dragged on tediously.
adverb + verb
- tediously recountHe tediously recounted every detail of his trip.