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adj
Stale, banal, clichéd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, commonplace, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed, hoary, overdone, overused, overworked, pat, played out, shopworn, stale, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
given to uttering bromides
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: corny, platitudinal, platitudinous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English bromide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bromidic From bromide (“dull person; platitude”) + -ic.
