All 5 Uses
monotonous
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Edited)
- All one hears is the drummers practising; they have installed themselves somewhere and practise brokenly, dully, monotonously.
p. 42.1monotonously = without variation
- Monotonously the lorries sway,
p. 74.2
- ...monotonously come the calls,
p. 74.2
- ...monotonously falls the rain.
p. 74.3 *
- Nothing happens—only the monotonous cry: "Mind—wire,"—our knees bend—we are again half asleep.
p. 74.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(monotonous) lacking in variety -- typically boring
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)