Entertaining
Entertaining adjective - Providing amusement or enjoyment.
Usage example: a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
Tedious is an antonym for entertaining.
Tedious
Tedious adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.
Usage example: a long and tedious staff meeting
Both words in one sentence
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Simmons usually uses the footnotes for entertaining stories that avoid the over 700 page book from becoming too tedious.
Source: Footnote Fever -
As someone who back in high school took over most of the known galaxy with Hector on my tail the entire time, I can attest that the challenge is more tedious than entertaining.
Source: Video Game / Escape Velocity
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