drudging

adjective

drudg·​ing ˈdrə-jiŋ 

: monotonous, tiring

drudgingly

ˈdrə-jiŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• arid
• boring
• colorless
• drab
• dreary
• dry
• dull
• dusty
• flat
• heavy
• ho-hum
• humdrum
• jading
• jejune
• leaden
• mind-numbing
• monochromatic
• monotonous
• numbing
• old
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• slow
• stale
• stodgy
• stuffy
• stupid
• tame
• tedious
• tiresome
• tiring
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• weary
• wearying

Examples of drudging in a Sentence

the hours of drudging effort that went into straightening out the company's books

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above