repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
1
2
: containing repetition
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
Examples of repetitive in a Sentence
an injury caused by repetitive wrist movements
She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
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Start by analyzing processes that are manual, repetitive or prone to errors.
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Harshida Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And even among the series' die-hard fans, most will admit that there are storylines, characters, or entire books that feel inessential or annoying or repetitive or sloggy or wheel-spinning.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Rather than deal with Nicky and Chloe and their lives in the aftermath of this catastrophe, the finale is all dry plot machinations, even scattering breadcrumbs for a repetitive second season despite Amazon billing the show as a limited series.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Amid the rambling non-sequiturs and repetitive exchanges, Beckett drops hard-hitting reflections on the bleakness of a life lived with no authentic human connections.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Harshida Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And even among the series' die-hard fans, most will admit that there are storylines, characters, or entire books that feel inessential or annoying or repetitive or sloggy or wheel-spinning.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
Rather than deal with Nicky and Chloe and their lives in the aftermath of this catastrophe, the finale is all dry plot machinations, even scattering breadcrumbs for a repetitive second season despite Amazon billing the show as a limited series.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Amid the rambling non-sequiturs and repetitive exchanges, Beckett drops hard-hitting reflections on the bleakness of a life lived with no authentic human connections.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Repetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repetitive. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpet-ət-iv
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
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