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[ adjective ] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Examples "a boring evening with uninteresting people" "the deadening effect of some routine tasks" "a dull play" "a ho-hum speaker" "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke Used in print (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)Men from the Third_Detective_District , Eighteenth_Precinct , had the longest , the most tedious , job . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] using or containing too many words
Synonyms Examples "long-winded (or windy) speakers" "verbose and ineffective instructional methods" "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials" "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" Related terms |
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