tautological

English

Etymology

tautology +‎ -ical

Adjective

tautological (comparative more tautological, superlative most tautological)

of, relating to, or using tautology
using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary

Related terms

tautologically

Translations

of, relating to, or using tautology

Czech: tautologický
Finnish: tautologinen (fi)
German: tautologisch (de), doppelt gemoppelt (de), redundant (de)

Icelandic: sísannur m
Italian: tautologico
Scottish Gaelic: ath-bhriathrach

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