tediously

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tediously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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tediously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tediously
      adv 1: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded
             tediously forward" [syn: boringly, tediously,
             tiresomely]