repetitive

American  

[ri-pet-i-tiv] / rɪˈpɛt ɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by repetition.

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repetitive British  

/ rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv /

adjective

1. characterized by or given to unnecessary repetition; boring

   dull, repetitive work

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Other Word Forms

• nonrepetitive adjective
• nonrepetitively adverb
• repetitively adverb
• repetitiveness noun
• unrepetitive adjective
• unrepetitively adverb

Etymology

Origin of repetitive

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin repetīt(us) “attacked again” (past participle of repetere “to attack again, demand return of”; repeat ) + -ive

Example Sentences

If we kill busywork, we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes occur while doing easy, repetitive tasks.

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And we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes spring to mind while doing easy, repetitive job functions.

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Beyond market conditions, they are keeping a close eye on how AI is performing in automating routine security processes, while strategically deploying AI to handle repetitive tasks like threat detection and alert correlation, Reck said.

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“It’s intended to be friendly, of course, and navigate through a world built for humans and eliminate dangerous repetitive and boring tasks,” he said at the time.

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If this sounds straightforward, it is not, for the Romans were nothing if not repetitive when it came to naming their children.

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Related Words

• boring
• constant
• dull
• monotonous
• repeated