a boring evening with uninteresting people.
a dull play.
a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention.
his competent but dull performance.
long-winded (or windy) speakers.
newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials.
other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome.
proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes.
tedious days on the train.
the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
the tiresome chirping of a cricket.
verbose and ineffective instructional methods.
what an irksome task the writing of long letters is.