repetitious

[ rep-i-tish-uh s ]

/ ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ əs /

adjective

full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.

Nearby words

repertory society, repertory theater, repetend, repetition, repetition-compulsion, repetitious, repetitive, repetitive dna, repetitive strain disorder, repetitive strain injury, repetitive stress injury

Origin of repetitious

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

Related forms

rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverbrep·e·ti·tious·nes, nounnon·rep·e·ti·tious, adjectivenon·rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverb

non·rep·e·ti·tious·ness, nounun·rep·e·ti·tious, adjectiveun·rep·e·ti·tious·ly, adverbun·rep·e·ti·tious·ness, noun

Can be confusedrepetitious repetitive

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British Dictionary definitions for repetitiously

repetitious

/ (ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs) /

adjective

characterized by unnecessary repetition

Derived Formsrepetitiously, adverbrepetitiousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for repetitiously

repetitious

adj.

"employing repetition," often with suggestions of tiresomeness, 1670s, from Latin repetit-, past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)) + -ous. Related: Repetitiously; repetitiousness.