tautological
adjective
(of a phrase) needlessly repetitive without adding information or clarity.
tautologically
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a word derived from
tautological.
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a word derived from
tautology.
tautologynounneedless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
Example Sentences
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Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
Social-media stardom has been tautologically engineered such that the path to fame requires only the attainment of fame.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2019
Back on the cosmic tin can, the mysterious woman finally breaks her silence: “When you get there, you will already be there,” she tells him, as exasperatingly tautologically as Theresa “Brexit means Brexit” May.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2017
So it’s a frustrating catch-22, wherein Gamergate is tautologically important simply because ignoring it is an ethical offense.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2015
And through getting acquainted with him, you see—why—I got acquainted with her,' said Plornish tautologically.
From Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
