"monotonously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more monotonously [comparative], most monotonously [superlative]
Etymology: From monotonous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monotonous|ly}} monotonous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} monotonously (comparative more monotonously, superlative most monotonously)
  1. In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety. Translations (in a manner that is tedious): monòtonament (Catalan), monotonon (Hungarian), monotonul (Hungarian), monoton módon (Hungarian), monótonamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monotonously-en-adv-oUXFqoyX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'in a manner that is tedious': 87 13
  2. In a droning manner, that does not change pitch. Translations (in a droning manner): monòtonament (Catalan), monotonamente (Galician), egyhangúan (Hungarian), monotonamente (Italian), monotonamente (Portuguese), monótonamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monotonously-en-adv-YnYa-wz9 Disambiguation of 'in a droning manner': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monotone, monotonous
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      "sense": "in a manner that is tedious",
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