Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tedisome

/ˈti.di.səm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: te-di-s-ome
IPA: /ˈti.di.səm/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.

Example Sentences

""Is he away?" said Weatherby; "I was beginging to think, he would never go. Once set him down, Rollockson's the most tiresome, tedisome beggar to talk that ever God put breath into!""
""[...] Life grows tedisome at times. Still, I've known most things worth knowing, seen most things worth seeing, aye, and had most things worth having though you'll not believe that, my lass.""

Etymology

From tedi(ous) + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tedious

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈti.di.səm/
British English: /ˈtiː.dɪ.s(ə)m/

Inflected Forms

more tedisome (comparative) most tedisome (superlative) teddisome (alternative) tedisum (alternative) teddisum (alternative) tediousome (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tedisome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈti.di.səm/.
What does tedisome mean?: Characterised or marked by tediousness; wearisome.
Where does tedisome come from?: From tedi(ous) + -some.

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