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monotonous

mo·no·to·nous

UK/məˈnɒtənəs/ US/məˈnɑtənəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

  • “the owl”
2.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

  • “a humdrum existence; all work and no play”
  • “nothing is so monotonous as the sea”
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Origin

From monotone + -ous.

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