/?rep·??t??·?s/filledwithunnecessaryandboringthingsexpressedorhappeningin the same way manytimes:Themoviegot a little repetitious after the thirdcarchase.(Definition ofrepetitiousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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repetitiousBecause of a lack of editing and integration, the chapters arerepetitiousin their literature reviews and details of the various statistical procedures used.From theCambridge English CorpusRepetitioustraining of some intact residual automatisms can then be used to reorganize the disturbed function on a more primitive and automatic level of activity.From theCambridge English CorpusThis results in a small loss of flexibility, but saves the user from supplyingrepetitiousalgorithms.From theCambridge English CorpusIn other words, play is good,repetitiousexercise is not.From theCambridge English CorpusThisrepetitiousplaying would often be sustained for a period of time.From theCambridge English CorpusThere is too much material, often redundant orrepetitious, and too little integrative discussion and description.From theCambridge English CorpusThe influences discussed include reminders of what was established in chapter 3, which makes the chapter ratherrepetitious.From theCambridge English CorpusBoth examples featurerepetitiousrhythms that reiterate either a particular chord on the piano or a particular note on the sitar.From theCambridge English CorpusHis presentation lacks artistry and, given the author's laudable determination to extract every ounce of meaning from the surviving material, becomesrepetitious.From theCambridge English CorpusThese e-zine accounts are characterised by their brevity and simplicity; though their number is plentiful, their detail isrepetitiousand superficial.From theCambridge English CorpusAggressive behaviors do not have affective meaning, and they have arepetitiousand rhythymic quality.From theCambridge English CorpusSo far we have shown that dreaming specializes in therepetitioussimulation of threatening events.From theCambridge English CorpusBut,repetitiousor not, there is no denying the cumulative effect that the book achieves by means of this strategy.From theCambridge English CorpusThe narrative isrepetitious, and progresses without the use of subheadings to mark the development of arguments in most chapters.From theCambridge English CorpusMore specifically, they often sounded quite highly stylized andrepetitiousand acted in ways that seemed to echo each other too.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/repetitious##
