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Boring vs. Tedious — What's the Difference?

Boring vs. Tedious — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Boring and Tedious

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Boring

Not interesting; tedious
I've got a boring job in an office

Tedious

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous
A tedious journey

Boring

Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.

Tedious

Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring.

Boring

A pit or hole which has been bored.
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Tedious

(Obsolete) Moving or progressing very slowly.

Boring

Fragment thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

Tedious

Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.

Boring

Present participle of bore

Tedious

Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome.
I see a man's life is a tedious one.
I would not be tedious to the court.

Boring

Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.
What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

Tedious

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
A boring evening with uninteresting people
The deadening effect of some routine tasks
A dull play
His competent but dull performance
A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
What an irksome task the writing of long letters is
Tedious days on the train
The tiresome chirping of a cricket
Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

Boring

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

Tedious

Using or containing too many words;
Long-winded (or windy) speakers
Verbose and ineffective instructional methods
Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
Proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

Boring

Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
Boring equipment
Boring snails

Boring

Capable of penetrating; piercing.

Boring

The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells.

Boring

A hole made by boring.

Boring

The chips or fragments made by boring.

Boring

The act of drilling

Boring

The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

Boring

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
A boring evening with uninteresting people
The deadening effect of some routine tasks
A dull play
His competent but dull performance
A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
What an irksome task the writing of long letters is
Tedious days on the train
The tiresome chirping of a cricket
Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

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