repetitious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃəs/ UK /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
characterized by tedious or excessive repetition

His repetitious lectures lulled half the class to sleep.

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Synonyms

1 adj · characterized by tedious or... repetitive monotonous tedious redundantiterative

Opposites

varied diverse

Word family

Derived forms repetitiouslyrepetitiousness

Related forms repeat repetition repetitive

Etymology

From Latin repetitio ('a repeating') + -ous; from repetere ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + petere ('to seek').

repetitio Latin repetere Latin petere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# repetitious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃəs/

## Meanings
1. characterized by tedious or excessive repetition

## Examples
- His repetitious lectures lulled half the class to sleep.

## Synonyms
- repetitive
- monotonous
- tedious
- redundant
- iterative

## Antonyms
- varied
- diverse

## Derived Forms
- repetitiously
- repetitiousness

## Related Forms
- repeat
- repetition
- repetitive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: repetitio
- Root: repetere
- Root: petere

## Etymology
From Latin repetitio ('a repeating') + -ous; from repetere ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + petere ('to seek').

## AI Etymology
Repetitious comes from Latin repetitio ('a repeating') + -ous; from repetere ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + petere ('to seek'). The historical chain includes Latin repetitio, Latin repetere, and Latin petere. Older glosses in the chain include "a repeating", "to repeat", "again", and "to seek", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, repetitious is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "characterized by tedious or excessive repetition". English derivatives include repetitiously and repetitiousness; related forms include repeat, repetition, and repetitive. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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