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repetitious

 
Dictionary: rep·e·ti·tious   (rĕp'ĭ-tĭsh'əs) pronunciation
 
adj.

Filled with repetition, especially needless or tedious repetition.

repetitiously rep'e·ti'tious·ly adv.
repetitiousness rep'e·ti'tious·ness n.
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adjective

    Characterized by repetition: iterative, reiterative, repetitive. See repetition.

 
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adj

Definition: wordy, tedious
Antonyms: concise, interesting, simple, varied


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Marked by doing something over and over; redundant.

pronunciation Did the students find the assignment to be repetitious and tedious?

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ensformig, monoton

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich alsmaar herhalend, saai

Français (French)
adj. - répétitif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sich immer wiederholend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλήρης επαναλήψεων, μονότονος, βαρετός

Italiano (Italian)
ripetititvo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - repetitivo

Русский (Russian)
без конца повторяющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - repetitivo, reiterativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - återkommande, repeterande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
反复的, 唠叨的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 反復的, 嘮叨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반복성의, 자꾸 되풀이하는, 지루한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 繰り返す, 反復性の, 退屈に繰り返される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حافل بالتكرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוזר, משעמם, נשנה‬


 
 
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