tedious (
http://definr.com/tedious)
adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "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" [syn:
boring,
deadening,
dull,
ho-hum,
irksome,
slow,
tiresome,
wearisome]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[syn:
long-winded,
verbose,
windy,
wordy]