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TEDIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tediously mean?
• TEDIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb TEDIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a tedious manner
Familiarity information: TEDIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a tedious manner
Synonyms:
boringly; tediously; tiresomely
Context example:
he plodded tediously forward
Pertainym:
tedious (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness)
Context examples
My journey to town—travelling with my own horses, and therefore so tediously—no creature to speak to—my own reflections so cheerful—when I looked forward every thing so inviting!—when I looked back at Barton, the picture so soothing!—oh, it was a blessed journey!
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
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