repetitiousadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛpᵻˈtɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin repetīt- , repetere , -ious suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin repetīt-, past participial stem of repetere repeat v. + -ious suffix.

Abounding in or characterized by repetition, esp. of a tedious or unproductive kind; esp. (of text, words, etc.) tiresomely iterative. N.E.D. (1906) notes: ‘common in recent American use’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > repetition > [adjective]

cuckoo-like1570

cuckooish1605

iterative1624

iterant1626

cuckoo1650

repetitious1673

repetitional1720

repetitionary1720

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > dull through repetition

trite1548

beaten1587

threadbare1598

repetitious1673

hackneyed1747

monotonous1780

commonplace1801

thread-worn1888

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > reproducing or repeating in a copy

duplicating1659

repetitious1757

facsimile1767

replicating1769

polygraphic1805

duplicate1812

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > repetitious

repetitionary1806

repetitious1854

reiterative1868

1673 W. Penn Reason against Railing Postscr. 184 It would argue great Indiscretion.., to follow them into every repetitious Accusation.

1675 W. Penn England's Present Interest 17 The Great Charter..is comprehensive and repetitious of what I have already been discoursing.

1719 Remarks on Thoughts of Member of Lower House 7 I am sensible I have been repetitious upon this Head.

1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. xxx. 42 A Surprize is an agreeable Novelty in this same repetitious World.

1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 19 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 144 An English legal document,..very lengthy and repetitious.

1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career vi. 107 It had been drummed into her ears by the repetitious tongue of her mother.

1918 Foreign Missions Conf. N. Amer. 210 It is inevitable that any paper that follows this very comprehensive topic will be somewhat repetitious.

1966 Melody Maker 7 May 13/1 Wonder charges through the verse and builds up into the repetitious chorus.

2007 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 3 June 6 The text is at times too discursive, repetitious and often poorly edited.

Derivatives

repeˈtitiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > repeating > [adverb]

reiteratively1619

repeatedlya1647

iterately1658

reiteratedly1660

renewedly1741

reiterately1794

repetitiously1828

iteratively1844

repetitively1872

the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > repeatedly

day and nightOE

morning, noon, and nightc1325

new and newa1425

time after time?a1425

over and overa1470

toties quoties1525

again and again1533

reiteratively1619

over and over again1637

repeatedlya1647

times without number1658

to and again1659

—— in, —— out1815

time and time again1821

day in (and) day out1824

recurringly1828

repetitiously1828

recurrently1841

repetitively1872

ever and again1880

recursively1901

twenty-four hours a day1914

serially1978

1828 Western Recorder 22 Apr. 68/1 To be unable to trace out the enunciation, as it proceeds slowly, indistinctly, and repetitiously.

1908 Philos. Rev. 17 230 Mr. Montgomery spends much time in repetitiously demolishing Idealism.

2005 Independent (Nexis) 2 Dec. 3 This book-length sequence documents, consistently rhapsodically, sometimes repetitiously, often oozily, a love affair.

repeˈtitiousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > repetition > [noun] > being repetitious

repetitiousness1824

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > repetition

reiteration1589

repetitiousness1824

reiteratedness1830

reiterance1844

1824 Western Recorder 11 May 38/3 Leaving any of our readers, if so disposed, to supply the absence of repetitiousness by re-examining our columns.

1977 Church Times 7 Oct. 7/3 The ‘Levels of Being’ chapter can also be faulted on the ground of occasional repetitiousness.

2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 May t15 For all their richness,..long poems sometimes fall prey to a certain repetitiousness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repetitious
释义	repetitiousadj. Brit. /ˌrɛpᵻˈtɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin repetīt- , repetere , -ious suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin repetīt-, past participial stem of repetere repeat v. + -ious suffix. Abounding in or characterized by repetition, esp. of a tedious or unproductive kind; esp. (of text, words, etc.) tiresomely iterative. N.E.D. (1906) notes: ‘common in recent American use’. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > repetition > [adjective] cuckoo-like1570 cuckooish1605 iterative1624 iterant1626 cuckoo1650 repetitious1673 repetitional1720 repetitionary1720 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > dull through repetition trite1548 beaten1587 threadbare1598 repetitious1673 hackneyed1747 monotonous1780 commonplace1801 thread-worn1888 the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > reproducing or repeating in a copy duplicating1659 repetitious1757 facsimile1767 replicating1769 polygraphic1805 duplicate1812 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > repetitious repetitionary1806 repetitious1854 reiterative1868 1673 W. Penn Reason against Railing Postscr. 184 It would argue great Indiscretion.., to follow them into every repetitious Accusation. 1675 W. Penn England's Present Interest 17 The Great Charter..is comprehensive and repetitious of what I have already been discoursing. 1719 Remarks on Thoughts of Member of Lower House 7 I am sensible I have been repetitious upon this Head. 1757 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances I. xxx. 42 A Surprize is an agreeable Novelty in this same repetitious World. 1854 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 19 Oct. in Eng. Notebks. (1997) I. ii. 144 An English legal document,..very lengthy and repetitious. 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career vi. 107 It had been drummed into her ears by the repetitious tongue of her mother. 1918 Foreign Missions Conf. N. Amer. 210 It is inevitable that any paper that follows this very comprehensive topic will be somewhat repetitious. 1966 Melody Maker 7 May 13/1 Wonder charges through the verse and builds up into the repetitious chorus. 2007 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 3 June 6 The text is at times too discursive, repetitious and often poorly edited. Derivatives repeˈtitiously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > repeating > [adverb] reiteratively1619 repeatedlya1647 iterately1658 reiteratedly1660 renewedly1741 reiterately1794 repetitiously1828 iteratively1844 repetitively1872 the world > time > frequency > [adverb] > repeatedly day and nightOE morning, noon, and nightc1325 new and newa1425 time after time?a1425 over and overa1470 toties quoties1525 again and again1533 reiteratively1619 over and over again1637 repeatedlya1647 times without number1658 to and again1659 —— in, —— out1815 time and time again1821 day in (and) day out1824 recurringly1828 repetitiously1828 recurrently1841 repetitively1872 ever and again1880 recursively1901 twenty-four hours a day1914 serially1978 1828 Western Recorder 22 Apr. 68/1 To be unable to trace out the enunciation, as it proceeds slowly, indistinctly, and repetitiously. 1908 Philos. Rev. 17 230 Mr. Montgomery spends much time in repetitiously demolishing Idealism. 2005 Independent (Nexis) 2 Dec. 3 This book-length sequence documents, consistently rhapsodically, sometimes repetitiously, often oozily, a love affair. repeˈtitiousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > repetition > [noun] > being repetitious repetitiousness1824 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > repetition reiteration1589 repetitiousness1824 reiteratedness1830 reiterance1844 1824 Western Recorder 11 May 38/3 Leaving any of our readers, if so disposed, to supply the absence of repetitiousness by re-examining our columns. 1977 Church Times 7 Oct. 7/3 The ‘Levels of Being’ chapter can also be faulted on the ground of occasional repetitiousness. 2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 14 May t15 For all their richness,..long poems sometimes fall prey to a certain repetitiousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1673
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