as in repetitive
marked by repetition at a real trial, repetitious questioning by the attorneys makes the whole affair less than thrilling

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Recent Examples of repetitious Most offices have a lot of work involving tasks that are simple, tedious, and repetitious. Kathy Leake, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Its scope and presentation reflect newspaper styles of that era, combining a detailed and at times repetitious report with numerous illustrations and sidebars topped with stacks of subheadlines. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023 Beck did so with the help of a personal partnership and the clever use of a single repetitious sequence that listeners can use to track the film’s distinctive hero through his score. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 July 2023 This becomes a repetitious spin cycle of psychedelic CG world-bending, flicking through an encyclopedic history of DC screen representation with a reverence that will have fans cheering. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for repetitious 

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“Repetitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitious. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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