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  • adjective The same as something else, without variety, monotonous.

Etymologies

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same +‎ -y

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Examples

  • The special effects for the powers were sort of neat, although kind of samey; but they caused their own problems in heavy melee combat where I didn't know what the hell I was clicking on underneath the fireworks and the camera played a 'funny' cat and mouse game with me.

    kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2002

  • I would agree that the way that the prog is presented is very 'samey' but that is exactly it, it is not all bombs and bullets.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • It's a shame that the fights begin to feel so "samey" and the story mode is so bland;

    Ars Technica Ben Kuchera 2010

  • It could use a little more variety in the closing hours and the dark, industrial environments can get kind of samey, but I played a majority of the game during a 12-hour block, and it was shockingly adept at maintaining my attention.

    Joystiq [PlayStation] 2010

  • Like so many groups of animals where all the species are often assumed to be very 'samey', hadrosaurs actually exhibit quite a lot of variation in postcranial proportions, and many clades exhibit specialisations that imply diverse lifestyles.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2009

  • If a band who previously relied on difference and experimenting in production suddenly releases three singles out of five which are arguably "samey" (electronic, calm, melodic, almost melancholy) it's no suprise that fans will criticise them.

    unknown title 2009

  • I do have to quibble about them repeating tracks over the three albums though, which doesn't help the 'samey' argument.

    unknown title 2009

  • As huge as this makes the guitar sound, it does get a tad 'samey' if used without relief for 40 minutes.

    Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2009

  • The man whose mocking team-mates called him Igualín ( "samey") because he was just like Ronaldo.

    Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2008

  • 'samey' nature of some tracks and although it was created to suit Charles Long's artistic vision,

    The Line Of Best Fit 2008

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