repetitive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/
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Etymology
From Latin repetitus, with the suffix -ive.
Meanings
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Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.
An author who produced over fifty books and innumerable articles on all kinds of subjects could not be a philosopher of the first rank. He was also a bad writer: his principal work is diffuse, chaotic, vague, and repetitive.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 434:He kept repeating the same repetitive tasks without making progress.
The lecture was too repetitive and lost its impact.
The movie was criticized for its repetitive scenes and predictable plot.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more repetitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most repetitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonrecurrent · nonrepeating · nonrepetitional · nonrecurring
Deriveds
unrepetitive · pseudorepetitive · body-focused repetitive behavior disorder · repetitively · nonrepetitive · polyrepetitive · repetitiveness · repetitive strain injury
Hyponyms
Relateds
repeated · wearisome · continuous · repetition · discontinuous · repeat
Synonyms
recurring · repetitional · habitual · perennial · repetitious · monotonous · repetitive · repetitionary · recurrent · repeating
Translations (17)
fi toistuva (happening many times in a similar way) · fa تکراری (happening many times in a similar way) · th ซ้ำซาก (happening many times in a similar way) · gl repetitivo (happening many times in a similar way) · fi toistava (happening many times in a similar way) · el επαναληπτικός (happening many times in a similar way) · bg повтарящ се (happening many times in a similar way) · fr répétitif (happening many times in a similar way) · de repetitiv (happening many times in a similar way) · bg сериен (happening many times in a similar way) · hu ismétlődő (happening many times in a similar way) · pt repetitivo (happening many times in a similar way) · es repetitivo (happening many times in a similar way) · fi itseään toistava (happening many times in a similar way) · hu repetitív (happening many times in a similar way) · it ripetitivo (happening many times in a similar way) · ca repetitiu (happening many times in a similar way)