tediously

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tediously
    adv 1: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded
           tediously forward" [syn: {boringly}, {tediously},
           {tiresomely}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tedious \Te"di*ous\, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See
   {Tedium}.]
   Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity,
   slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- {Te"di*ous*ly}, adv. --
   {Te"di*ous*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

         I see a man's life is a tedious one.     --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

         I would not be tedious to the court.     --Bunyan.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.
        [1913 Webster]
        [1913 Webster]
    

[email protected]