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Definition of monotonous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

monotonous

adjective
 
/məˈnɒtənəs/
 
/məˈnɑːtənəs/
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  1. never changing and therefore boring synonym dull, repetitious
    • a monotonous voice/diet/routine
    • monotonous work
    • New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity.
    Extra Examples
    • The office workers were asked if they found their work monotonous.
    • a routine which may appear monotonous to some people
    • speaking in a rather monotonous voice
    Topics Working lifec1, Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMonotonous is used with these nouns:
    • drone
    • regularity
    • routine
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See monotonous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sufficiently
adverb
 
 
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