repetitionaryadj.
/ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃəˌnɛri/ Characterized by, or of the nature of, repetition.
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the mind > language > speech > repetition > [adjective]
cuckoo-like1570
cuckooish1605
iterative1624
iterant1626
cuckoo1650
repetitious1673
repetitional1720
repetitionary1720
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > repetitious
repetitionary1806
repetitious1854
reiterative1868
1720 Bibliotheca Biblica I. 27 Where Moses deliver'd the Second or Repetitionary Law.
1806 R. Cumberland Mem. (1807) II. 235 His adoption of a stanza obsolete and repetitionary on the ear.
1891 J. Winsor Columbus ii. 60 The repetitionary changes of stock sentiment, which swell the body of the text.
1913 F. E. Schelling Eng. Lyric ii. 22 The repetitionary quality of the cumulative statements..unite in this little poem to produce an effect not easily equaled by our late poets.
1998 Third World Q. 19 159 Its length and style—fiery, enumerative and repetitionary—make the book more fit for the already converted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1720