adj
monotonous
muh-NO-tuh-nuhs
adj
1
Tediously repetitive or lacking variety.
"The factory job involved monotonous, repetitive tasks all day."
"His monotonous lecture put half the class to sleep."
How to Use Monotonous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBoring because it repeats the same thing over and over without change.
Common pairings
a monotonous routine
monotonous work
Word Forms
more monotonous comparative, most monotonous superlative
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Etymology
From "monotone" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-ous."