repetitive
pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
Origin of repetitive
1Other words from repetitive
- re·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
- re·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
- non·re·pet·i·tive, adjective
- non·re·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
- un·re·pet·i·tive, adjective
- un·re·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with repetitive
- repetitious, repetitive
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How to use repetitive in a sentence
After ripping pieces of DNA out of viral invaders, CRISPR displays them between the repetitive sequences to form a library of viral suspects.
With CRISPR, humans can create their own evolutionary future | Adrian Woolfson | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostYou may see it as an end-of-workday cleansing ritual, but your husband is — however we cast the details — to the general point of feeling weighed down by the repetitive, set-your-watch-predictable negativity of it.
Carolyn Hax: She has a 90-minute commute, but it doesn’t have to be all uphill | Carolyn Hax | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostWhile the main themes are standard sweeping orchestral tracks with major and minor notes, the battle themes are repetitive.
‘Godfall’ impressions: A solid, sometimes boring adventure | Gene Park | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostWith foods like rice, beans, and tortillas often eaten at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, meals in Costa Rica can seem repetitive.
Find a platform that gathers data from all relevant sources, automates repetitive tasks, employs AI and deep learning to make meaningful recommendations, automates to assist, and keeps pace with changes in search all within a single interface.
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They could repetitively test a new design—a V-shaped hull, for example, that deflects the blast—until the armored beast survived.
How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries | Brian Castner | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere have been far too many complaints too repetitively written about this general matter.
British Dictionary definitions for repetitive
/ (rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv) /
characterized by or given to unnecessary repetition; boring: dull, repetitive work
Derived forms of repetitive
- repetitively, adverb
- repetitiveness, noun
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