platitudinous
[plat-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-]
/ ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud- /
ADJECTIVE
trite
Synonyms
WEAK
banal
bathetic
bromidic
clichéd
common
commonplace
cornball
corny
drained
dull
exhausted
familiar tune
flat
hackneyed
hokey
jejune
mildewed
moth-eaten
musty
old hat
ordinary
overused
overworked
pedestrian
platitudinal
prosaic
ready-made
routine
run-of-the-mill
set
shopworn
stale
stereotyped
stereotypic
stereotypical
stock
threadbare
timeworn
tired
uninspired
unoriginal
used-up
vapid
warmed-over
well-worn
worn
worn-out
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Platitudinous, innocuous as may be most commencement speeches Vice President Dawes observed not the bromidic tradition.
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