repetitive

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv

Definitions

Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

Equivalents

Españolrecurrente reiterativo repetitivo

Françaisrépétitif répétitive

Deutschrepetitiv

15 more languages

العربيةمكرر

Catalàrepetitiu

Ελληνικάεπαναληπτικός

فارسیتکراری

Suomitoistava toisteinen toistuva

Galegopesado

Magyarismétlődő

Bahasa Indonesiaredundan

Italianoripetitivo

日本語ワンパターン

Latviešutruls

Polskiczęstotliwy powtarzalny

Portuguêsrepetitivo

Svenskaåterkommande

ไทยซ้ำซาก

Examples

“The lecture ⟳ was too repetitive and lost its impact.”

“He kept repeating the same repetitive tasks without making progress ⟳.”

“The movie was criticized for its repetitive scenes and predictable plot.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

repetitory rephosphorylated rephrasable repichnial replaceable replacive

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