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tautological
What does tautological mean?
tautological (adjective): using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tautological in a sentence?
- The phrase ‘a beginner who has just started' is tautological. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does tautological come from?
From tautology + -ical.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tautological?
Words related to tautological
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tautological” mean?
excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment
Not quite: that's what mawkish means.
very big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge
Not quite: that's what prodigious means.
using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary
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extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious
Not quite: that's what obnoxious means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tautological”?
redundant
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tentative
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intrinsic
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pragmatic
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