Word: tedium
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...turned his quick Irish wit against them, his playful, good-humored treatment of the affair gaining him the good-will of the audience at once. To the credit of the lads, they sat quietly and attentively through the evening." The Advertiser coincided with the Herald and said: "The tedium of the long wait was pleasantly relieved by a procession of Harvard students, sixty in number, if the report as to the number of tickets sold was correct. They appeared arrayed and embellished for the occasion. In garb there was great variety, but no violations of decorum...