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English
Etymology
From tedious + -some.
Adjective
tediousome (comparative more tediousome, superlative most tediousome)
- (rare) Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.
1823, Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well:"It was an unco pleasant show," said the good-natured Mrs. Blower, "only it was a pity it was sae tediousome; and there was surely an awfu' waste of gauze and muslin."
1975, Glyndwr Williams, Hudson's Bay miscellany, 1670-1870:Thus equipped we took our departure for Lake la Pluie, where we arrived on the second of October after a tediousome and disagreable passage […]