repetitious

[rep-i-tish-uhs]

adjective

1. full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition.

   a repetitious account of their vacation trip.

repetitious

/ ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs /

adjective

1. characterized by unnecessary repetition

Other Word Forms

• repetitiously adverb
• repetitiousnes noun
• nonrepetitious adjective
• nonrepetitiously adverb
• nonrepetitiousness noun
• unrepetitious adjective
• unrepetitiously adverb
• unrepetitiousness noun
• repetitiousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of repetitious¹

1665–75; < Latin repetīt ( us ) (past participle of repetere to repeat ) + -ious

Example Sentences

But it’s tough to shake the impression that the book’s grand quest, Patricia’s attempt to rescue a self, is self-indulgent and repetitious, spiraling to earth as it tries to soar.

From Los Angeles Times

From her repetitious linework to her paintings of blue skies with surrealist feathers and self-portraits of her fragmented nude body, Hurtado’s art is marked by her sense of experimentation and constant changes in style.

From Los Angeles Times

Gradually, surface accounts reaching the American public came to seem repetitious and normal.

From Salon

That said, “The Franchise” is a fairly diverting, if somewhat repetitious comedy with a cast that makes for good company — I’ll follow Adefope anywhere — even as they make one another miserable.

From Los Angeles Times

Pedro’s notations, though repetitious and even tedious, opened my eyes to his meticulous nature, the way he viewed each dollar as one that couldn’t fall through the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boring 
• redundant 
• repetitive