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platitudinous

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plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅nous

  [plat-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-]
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–adjective
1. characterized by or given to platitudes.
2. of the nature of or resembling a platitude.
Origin:
1855–60; platitude + -inous (see platitudinal, -ous )

Related forms:
plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅nous⋅ness, noun
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plat·i·tude   (plāt'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  

  1. A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant. See Synonyms at cliché.

  2. Lack of originality; triteness.


[French, from plat, flat, from Old French; see plate.]
plat'i·tu'di·nous (-tōōd'n-əs, -tyōōd'-), plat'i·tu'di·nal (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., plat'i·tu'di·nous·ly adv.
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