as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep

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Recent Examples on the Web Good morning, We’ve all been tied up with monotonous tasks in the workplace, from submitting PTO requests to troubleshooting IT issues. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Noisy Pixel noted monotonous stage design, boss fights that lack challenge, and gimmicky minigames that are a chore. Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024 Instead of the frequency-rich rumble typical of earthquakes, this was a monotonous hum, containing only a single vibration frequency. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024 The collapse trigged a monotonous growl that kept going for nine days straight. Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monotonous 

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“Monotonous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotonous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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