REPETITIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does repetitive mean? • REPETITIVE (adjective)
The adjective REPETITIVE has 2 senses:
1. persistently continual
2. characterized by repetition
Familiarity information: REPETITIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPETITIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Persistently continual
Synonyms:
insistent; repetitive
Context example:
the bluejay's insistent cry
Similar:
continual (seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series)
Meaning:
Characterized by repetition
Synonyms:
repetitious; repetitive
Context example:
repetitive movement
Similar:
iterative; reiterative (marked by iteration)
Antonym:
nonrepetitive (marked by the absence of repetition)
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