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[ adjective ] obvious and dull
Synonyms Examples "trivial conversation" "commonplace prose" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The music which La^utner has composed for this episode is for_the_most_part `` rather pretty and perfectly banal '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" Related terms |
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