Meaning & use
Monotonously
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In a tediously repetitive or unchanging way, lacking variety.
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The machine hummed monotonously in the background all afternoon.
He recited the list of rules monotonously, without a hint of enthusiasm.
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Built from 'monotonous,' from Greek 'monotonos,' literally 'of one tone,' describing something unvaried.
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repetitivelytediously
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