Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Iterative \It"er*a*tive\, a. [L. iterativus: cf. F.
   it['e]ratif.]
   Repeating. --Cotgrave. -- {It"er*a*tive*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

iterative
     adj : marked by tedious repetition [syn: {reiterative}, {repetitious},
            {repetitive}]