mind-numbing vs tedious

mind-numbing

adj
  • Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation. 

tedious

adj
  • Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome. 

How often have the words mind-numbing and tedious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )