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Antonyms for repetitious

Grammar : Adj
Spell : rep-i-tish-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛp ɪˈtɪʃ əs

Definition of repetitious

Origin :
  • "employing repetition," often with suggestions of tiresomeness, 1670s, from Latin repetit-, past participle stem of repetere "do or say again" (see repeat (v.)) + -ous. Related: Repetitiously; repetitiousness.
  • adj wordy, tedious
Example sentences :
  • If the composer wrote more, it was fragmentary and repetitious.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 » by Various
  • As far as you know—I will withdraw that, because it would be repetitious.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • He had too much reverence for the place and object of the assembly, to indulge in crude and repetitious utterances.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 » by Various
  • The spirit of play infused into the simplest and most repetitious of household tasks banishes drudgery.
  • Extract from : « Educational Work of the Girl Scouts » by Louise Stevens Bryant
  • We will do our best to save all that is most valuable in them, while we omit what seems to be irrelevant or repetitious.
  • Extract from : « History of American Socialisms » by John Humphrey Noyes
  • They talked further, Sally once again in a state of delight, and Gaga inclined to be repetitious.
  • Extract from : « Coquette » by Frank Swinnerton
  • The whole elaborate ceremony of the Mass, which is such an enigma to the uninstructed, is nowhere vain or repetitious.
  • Extract from : « Music in the History of the Western Church » by Edward Dickinson
  • These repetitious tales of grandeur were pitched in the past tense; she took due note of that.
  • Extract from : « Ladies and Gentlemen  » by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
  • Most parishioners wanted a sermon created by their minister instead of repetitious homilies and constant prayer.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • Out of his various and repetitious writings might be compiled quite a hand-book of maxims and wise saws.
  • Extract from : « Captain John Smith » by Charles Dudley Warner

Synonyms for repetitious

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