repetitive

pronunciation

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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 .

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