acedious (B2)
adjective
Definition
acedious means exhibiting acedia, or spiritual sloth. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as acedious.
A acedious tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became acedious after the announcement.
How to Use acedious
- acedious + noun (collocation)
- Use acedious before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a acedious reaction."
- become acedious (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became acedious near the end."
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