repetitive — repetitive, repetitious The meanings overlap, but repetitive is more than ten times as common as repetitious, and there is a difference of sense: repetitive is a more objective word and means ‘occurring repeatedly’: • A quiet but repetitive… … Modern English usage
Repetitive — Re*pet i*tive (r? p?t ? t?v), a. Containing repetition; repeating. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repetitive — index chronic, consecutive, frequent, iterative, prolix, redundant, repeated, repetitious Burton s Legal T … Law dictionary
repetitive — 1839, from L. repetit , pp. stem of repetere (see REPEAT (Cf. repeat)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Repetitively; repetitiveness … Etymology dictionary
repetitive — [rɪˈpetətɪv] or repetitious [ˌrepəˈtɪʃ(ə)s] adj repeating the same thing, especially in a way that is boring or annoying … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
repetitive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving or characterized by repetition, especially when boring or unnecessary. DERIVATIVES repetitively adverb repetitiveness noun … English terms dictionary
repetitive — [ri pet′ə tiv] adj. of or characterized by repetition repetitively adv … English World dictionary
répétitive — ● répétitif, répétitive adjectif Qui se reproduit de façon monotone, qui se répète sans cesse : Le caractère répétitif d une tâche. ● répétitif, répétitive (expressions) adjectif Musique répétitive, musique reposant sur la répétition systématique … Encyclopédie Universelle
repetitive — re|pet|i|tive [rıˈpetıtıv] adj done many times in the same way, and boring repetitive work/tasks/jobs ▪ repetitive tasks like washing and ironing ▪ The song was dreary and repetitive. >repetitively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
repetitive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary