repetitious
full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
Origin of repetitious
1Other words from repetitious
- rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- rep·e·ti·tious·nes, noun
- non·rep·e·ti·tious, adjective
- non·rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- non·rep·e·ti·tious·ness, noun
- un·rep·e·ti·tious, adjective
- un·rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverb
- un·rep·e·ti·tious·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with repetitious
- repetitious , repetitive
Words Nearby repetitious
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use repetitious in a sentence
Put aside endless Outback parties and repetitious beach forays, though, and you might be charmed by this familiar-not-familiar boy-meets-boy tale.
‘Ready When You Are’ conjures memories of first love | Terri Schlichenmeyer | March 18, 2022 | Washington BladeOn top of these chipsets, electronic drum sets’ sensitive components must be built durably enough to endure prolonged exposure to repetitious, high-pressure strikes, which adds to the cost of materials.
Quietly get your kicks with the best electronic drum sets | Jay Cabrera | October 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe definition that underlay all the implications and innuendos was that in order to qualify as a song a sequence of sounds had simply to be rhythmic and repetitious.
The Man Who Seduced the World with Whale Songs - Issue 105: Whale Songs | Stuart Firestein | September 8, 2021 | NautilusIt’s fiery, it’s sometimes the tiniest bit whiny, it’s a little repetitious, and it’s eyebrow-raising with a dash of heated argument-starter for zest.
‘As a Woman’ charts a transition within evangelical setting | Terri Schlichenmeyer | June 24, 2021 | Washington BladeSome of the old episodic shows were good to do, but it got to be repetitious.
Robert Duvall on His Storied Career, His New Movie, and Why He’s Ditching the GOP | Marlow Stern | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The spirit of play infused into the simplest and most repetitious of household tasks banishes drudgery.
Educational Work of the Girl Scouts | Louise Stevens BryantFrom here on the repetitious statements of assignment of half of each song group to each brother will be omitted.
Seven Mohave Myths | A. L. KroeberBut in the process he was tiresomely repetitious, though not to so irritating an extent as he at times became.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeSomewhere a record shop fed repetitious music to the night air.
Space Platform | Murray LeinsterHe who sees no deeper into the play than this praises certain scenes or passages, but finds the whole repetitious and confusing.
Dramatic Technique | George Pierce Baker
British Dictionary definitions for repetitious
/ (ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs) /
characterized by unnecessary repetition
Derived forms of repetitious
- repetitiously, adverb
- repetitiousness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse