repetitive
pronunciation
How to pronounce repetitive in British English: UK [ rɪˈpetətɪv]
How to pronounce repetitive in American English: US [ rɪˈpetətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- persistently continual
- marked by tedious repetition
Word Origin
- repetitive (adj.)
- 1805, from Latin repetit-, past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)) + -ive. Related: Repetitively; repetitiveness.
Example
- 1. Flabby and repetitive writing explains some of this heft .
- 2. Automate everything that is repetitive .
- 3. This puts you in a creative rather than repetitive position .
- 4. Companies are insisting that their lawyers outsource basic or repetitive tasks .
- 5. Repetitive neural responses may enhance recall of faces and words .