one-note
Americanadjective
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That gives me some place to build off of and to go with the character, other than it feeling kind of just very one-note.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Even when they were written simply, his characters were never one-note.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“If ‘Job’ isn’t funny at all, and there’s no circumstantial humor, then it’s one-note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The Brazilian has blown hot and cold in the WSL, but here added essential pace and urgency to a City attack which had grown one-note and low on ideas.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
"Your mom's right about the scowling—it's a little one-note."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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