tediousome

English

Etymology

tedious +‎ -some

Adjective

tediousome (comparative more tediousome, superlative most tediousome)

  1. (rare) tedious
    • 1823, Sir Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well
      "It was an unco pleasant show," said the good-natured Mrs. Blower, "only it was a pity it was sae tediousome; and there was surely an awfu' waste of gauze and muslin."
    • 1975, Glyndwr Williams, Hudson's Bay miscellany, 1670-1870
      Thus equipped we took our departure for Lake la Pluie, where we arrived on the second of October after a tediousome and disagreable passage […]
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