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repetitive
adjective re·pet·i·tive \ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv\
: happening again and again : repeated many times
: having parts, actions, etc., that are repeated many times in a way that is boring or unpleasant
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First Known Use of REPETITIVE
1839
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- Synonyms
- duplicative, reiterative, repetitious
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