tejus

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tejus

  1. plural of teju

Etymology 2

Spelling of tedious, reflecting the word's yod-coalescence pronunciation.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈti.d͡ʒəs/
  • Rhymes: -iːdʒəs

Adjective

tejus (comparative more tejus, superlative most tejus)

  1. (uncommon, nonstandard) Alternative form of tedious.
    • 1828 February 13, John Neal, The Yankee‎[1], volume 1, number 7:
      then a cold snap‖ and
      a deplorable thaw—which in two hours will make the
      slush of Portland not only impassable, but unnavi‐
      gable.—Such is the tejus§ winter we had prepared for.
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