n. The quality of being tedious; wearisomeness; prolixity; tiresomeness; slowness; tedium.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or quality of being tedious; wearisomeness; prolixity; tiresomeness; slowness: tedium.
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n. dullness owing to length or slowness
Word Usage
"Its tediousness is proverbial; and so special is the care of life and the resolution to prevent a catastrophe, that not even was Crab permitted to travel in our carriage, which was attached to the train."