tediously
gb/tˈidiəsli/ us/tˈidiəsli/
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Englisch
unalmasan, hosszadalmasan, aprólékosan, fáradságosan
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unalmasan
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Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is/feels/sounds tediously + adjective
The movie was tediously predictable, and I checked my phone the whole time.
A film unalmasan kiszámítható volt, és egész idő alatt a telefonomat néztem.
He spoke tediously about minor office rules that nobody cared about.
Unalmasan beszélt jelentéktelen irodai szabályokról, amelyek senkit sem érdekeltek.
The meeting dragged on tediously, with no decisions made.
Beispiele für Lernende
The class was tediously boring.
Az óra fárasztóan unalmas volt.
She told the story tediously.
Unalmasan mesélte el a történetet.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse tediously (boring) with tiredly (because you are sleepy or have no energy).
Bedeutung
in a boring, tiresome way
Wortverbindungen
tediously boring
|tediously repetitive
|tediously predictable
|tediously familiar
|tediously dull
|tediously earnest
|tediously upbeat
|tediously cheerful
|tediously polite
|tediously formal
Synonyme
boringly (Most direct synonym; focuses on lack of interest.)
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wearisomely (Emphasizes making you tired or fed up.)
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drearily (Adds a sense of gloom as well as boredom.)
Antonyme
interestingly (Opposite in that it holds attention.)
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engagingly (Opposite in that it actively draws you in.)
Themen
emotions
|communication
|daily_life
Definition
In a way that is very boring and annoying.
In a way that is boring and makes someone feel impatient or tired of it.
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aprólékosan
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Verwendungsmuster:
explain/describe/relate [something] tediously
The manual tediously lists every tiny setting, even the obvious ones.
A kézikönyv aprólékosan felsorol minden apró beállítást, még a nyilvánvalókat is.
She tediously went through each slide, reading the text aloud.
Hosszadalmasan végigment minden dián, és hangosan felolvasta a szöveget.
He tediously recounted the entire trip day by day.
Beispiele für Lernende
He explained it tediously with too many details.
Hosszadalmasan, túl sok részlettel magyarázta el.
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not use tediously just to mean long; it implies that the length feels boring or annoying.
Bedeutung
in an overly long-winded way
Wortverbindungen
tediously detailed
|tediously explained
|tediously described
|tediously long
|tediously wordy
|tediously thorough
|tediously precise
|tediously specific
|tediously over-explained
|tediously step-by-step
Synonyme
long-windedly (Specifically about speaking or writing for too long.)
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wordily (Focuses on using too many words.)
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at length (Neutral on its own; can imply tediously when context is negative.)
Antonyme
briefly (Opposite in length and level of detail.)
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succinctly (Opposite in being clear and concise.)
Themen
communication
|writing
|education
Definition
In a way that is too long and full of details, so it becomes boring.
In a way that is unnecessarily long, with too much detail, so that it becomes boring.
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fáradságosan
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Verwendungsmuster:
work/copy/check [something] tediously
Before the update, you had to tediously enter the same information on every form.
A frissítés előtt minden űrlapon fáradságosan ugyanazokat az adatokat kellett megadni.
They tediously scraped the old paint off by hand.
Fáradságosan, kézzel kaparták le a régi festéket.
The files were tediously converted one by one.
Beispiele für Lernende
I tediously filled out many forms.
Sok űrlapot kellett fáradságosan kitöltenem.
Häufiger Fehler:
Tediously often includes a judgment (it feels annoying), not just that it is slow; compare slowly (neutral).
Bedeutung
in a slow, laborious way
Wortverbindungen
tediously slow
|tediously time-consuming
|tediously repetitive
|tediously manual
|tediously careful
|tediously checked
|tediously copied
|tediously counted
|tediously entered (data)
|tediously assembled
Synonyme
laboriously (Emphasizes effort; less directly about boredom.)
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painstakingly (Emphasizes careful effort; can be positive, unlike tediously.)
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wearily (Emphasizes the feeling of tiredness while doing it.)
Antonyme
quickly (Opposite in speed and effort.)
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efficiently (Opposite in wasted time and effort.)
Themen
work
|daily_life
|technology
Definition
In a slow way that feels tiring and annoying.
In a slow and unpleasantly effortful way, often because the task is repetitive or time-consuming.
Grammatik
Grundform
tediously
IPA
GB/tˈidiəsli/
US/tˈidiəsli/
Silben & Betonung
te - di - ously (3 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (te)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: tediously
- Plural: tediouslies
Ausdrücke
tediously detailed
1/tˈidiəsli dɪtˈeɪld/
fixed phrase
too detailed and boring
Too many details, so it is boring.
Beispiele
- The report is tediously detailed for such a simple problem.
- His instructions were tediously detailed and still unclear.
- The documentary becomes tediously detailed in the final hour.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The explanation was tediously detailed.
tediously long
1/tˈidiəsli lˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase
so long it becomes boring
Too long, and therefore boring.
Beispiele
- The speech was tediously long and repeated the same points.
- They made us watch a tediously long training video.
- The book’s middle section is tediously long compared with the rest.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The meeting was tediously long.
tediously slow
1/tˈidiəsli slˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
annoyingly and extremely slow
Very slow and annoying.
Beispiele
- The internet connection was tediously slow all evening.
- Progress on the roadworks has been tediously slow.
- On my old laptop, the program starts up tediously slow.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The download is tediously slow.