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tediousness

noun

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noun

Etymology: From Middle English tediosenes, tediousenesse, tediousnesse, tedusnes, teduysnes, tedyousnes; equivalent to tedious + -ness.

  1. The quality of being tedious; tedium.

    [B]revity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes[.]

    I am the worst person in the world for formal dinners, but I shall be thankful to have a resting-place whereon to bestow my tediousness in an evening.

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