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- [rep-i-tish-uh s]
- /ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ əs/
- /rɪˈpet.ə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rep-i-tish-uh s]
- /ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ əs/
Definitions of repetitious word
- adjective repetitious full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip. 1
- adjective repetitious monotonously repetitive 1
- adjective repetitious Something that is repetitious involves actions or elements that are repeated many times and is therefore boring. 0
- adjective repetitious characterized by unnecessary repetition 0
- adjective repetitious full of or characterized by repetition, esp. tiresome or boring repetition 0
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Origin of repetitious
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Latin repetīt(us) (past participle of repetere to repeat) + -ious
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Parts of speech for Repetitious
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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repetitious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
repetitious usage trend in Literature
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adj repetitious
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
adjective repetitious
- iterative — repeating; making repetition; repetitious.
- longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- weariful — full of weariness; fatigued; exhausted.
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