Word

tedious, adj.
freq. cnt. 2

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

boring deadening dull ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome

sample sentences

"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

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boringness

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dullness

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tedium tedium tediousness

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tiresomeness

semantic pointers

similar to

uninteresting

using or containing too many words
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

long-winded tedious verbose windy wordy

sample sentences

"long-winded (or windy) speakers"
"verbose and ineffective instructional methods"
"newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"
"proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

lexical pointers

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long-windedness

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tediousness

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verboseness verbosity

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windiness wind

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wordiness

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prolix