tediously adv 1: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: {boringly}, {tediously}, {tiresomely}]
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]