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- adjective Of or pertaining to
perseveration
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Examples
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So-called perseverative errors (involving continuous repetition of a response) appeared more common in normal-weight diabetic participants, but rates of these errors varied widely among individuals and the group difference was not statistically significant.
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So-called perseverative errors (involving continuous repetition of a response) appeared more common in normal-weight diabetic participants, but rates of these errors varied widely among individuals and the group difference was not statistically significant.
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes Andy Mayshar 2010
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A more imaginative child is both more likely to become who he or she really is and less likely to dismiss a cousin or friend with ticks, perseverative behaviors, odd speech patterns or difficulty making eye contact.
Michele Somerville: It Takes a (Christmas) Village to Raise a Child With Autism Michele Somerville 2011
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As a campaign donor I wouldn't want a single cent to be used towards reinforcing her perseverative, obsessive behavior.
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But after the third morning of painting I had to take all the paint away because Emma became so perseverative -- she had to have certain colors on certain parts of her body -- making her increasing anxiety palpable.
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But after the third morning of painting I had to take all the paint away because Emma became so perseverative -- she had to have certain colors on certain parts of her body -- making her increasing anxiety palpable.
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But after the third morning of painting I had to take all the paint away because Emma became so perseverative -- she had to have certain colors on certain parts of her body -- making her increasing anxiety palpable.
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But after the third morning of painting I had to take all the paint away because Emma became so perseverative -- she had to have certain colors on certain parts of her body -- making her increasing anxiety palpable.
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But after the third morning of painting I had to take all the paint away because Emma became so perseverative -- she had to have certain colors on certain parts of her body -- making her increasing anxiety palpable.
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The latest reports on this show that Senator Domenici is suffering from Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, which causes "disinhibition, neglect of personal hygiene, mental rigidity, perseverative behaviors, voracious appetite and hyperorality."
wenderful commented on the word perseverative
to repeat something insistently or redundantly,
to go on and on past the point of comprehension
like saying the same thing again and again without need or cause or justification or reason...
;-)
April 2, 2009
reesetee commented on the word perseverative
Over and over again? Repeatedly?
April 2, 2009
noele commented on the word perseverative
tautology is the new black
April 7, 2009