clichéd
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adjective
1.
full of or characterized by clichés: a clichéd, boring speech.
2.
representing or expressing a cliché or stereotype; trite; hackneyed; commonplace: the old clichéd argument that girls are more affectionate than boys.
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cliché (ˈkliːʃeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a word or expression that has lost much of its force through overexposure, as for example the phrase: it's got to get worse before it gets better |
| 2. | an idea, action, or habit that has become trite from overuse |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) printing a stereotype or electrotype plate |
| [C19: from French, from clicher to stereotype; imitative of the sound made by the matrix when it is dropped into molten metal] | |
| 'clichéd | |
| —adj | |
| 'cliché'd | |
| —adj | |
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Clichéd
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| cliché (ˈkliːʃeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a word or expression that has lost much of its force through overexposure, as for example the phrase: it's got to get worse before it gets better |
| 2. | an idea, action, or habit that has become trite from overuse |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) printing a stereotype or electrotype plate |
| [C19: from French, from clicher to stereotype; imitative of the sound made by the matrix when it is dropped into molten metal] | |
| 'clichéd | |
| —adj | |
| 'cliché'd | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Instead, your condescending and cliched generalizations exemplify the alleged weaknesses you claim for the article.
The map was put in the book as one of the cliched fantasy elements that fantasy publishers require.
The key is to embrace the cliched spirit of the genre while still stopping short of corny.
It's mindless entertainment, the show is so cliched and predictable that it would be foolish to even treat it as a sci-fi show.
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