Tediousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           I see a man's life is a tedious one.     --Shak.
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           I would not be tedious to the court.     --Bunyan.
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     Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tediousness
       n : dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: {tedium}, {tiresomeness}]