platitudinal
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platitudinal — adjective Date: 1870 platitudinous … New Collegiate Dictionary
platitudinal — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical,… … English dictionary for students
platitudinal — plat·i·tu·di·nal … English syllables
platitudinal — plat•i•tu•di•nal [[t]ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əl, ˈtyud [/t]] adj. cvb platitudinous … From formal English to slang
platitudinal — adjective dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality bromidic sermons • Syn: ↑bromidic, ↑corny, ↑platitudinous • Similar to: ↑unoriginal • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
platitudinous — platitudinously, adv. platitudinousness, n. /plat i toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. 1. characterized by or given to platitudes. 2. of the nature of or resembling a platitude. [1855 60; PLATITUDE + inous (see PLATITUDINAL, OUS)] * * * … Universalium
banal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. common[place], trite. See habit. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dull, trite, hackneyed; see common 1 , insipid . See Synonym Study at insipid . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [buh… … English dictionary for students
commonplace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ordinary, usual, everyday; prosy, monotonous, stale, tedious, hackneyed, threadbare, trite, banal. See habit. Ant., unusual, special. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. usual, hackneyed, trite, mundane;… … English dictionary for students
corny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., slang, sentimental, mushy, sticky; old fashioned, stale, musty, banal, sticky. See sensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stale, trite, sentimental, unsophisticated; see dull 4 , sentimental ,… … English dictionary for students
hackneyed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trite, stale, used, banal, commonplace. See habit. Ant., new; profound. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. worn out, old, trite; see common 1 , dull 4 . See Synonym Study at trite . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
