: tiresome because of length or dullness : boring a tedious public ceremony.

Does tedious mean difficult?

As adjectives the difference between difficult and tedious

is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while tedious is boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome.

What does tedium mean?

1 : the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness also : boredom. 2 : a tedious period of time.