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
Some of her earlier work, by her own admission, uses narrative literally, with both image and title supporting each other tautologically.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
Is there something infantilising about a chai tea latte, as they are sometimes tautologically called?
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2016
About this, the dollar’s value is hugely important since the investors who create all jobs are tautologically buying future dollar income streams when they commit capital to new ideas.
From Forbes ● Feb. 9, 2015
To guard against its being so considered, the author tautologically repeats what he had said immediately before, "the same was in the beginning with God."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
