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[ adjective ] depleted of strength or energy
Examples "tired mothers with crying babies" "too tired to eat" |
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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'" |
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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'" |
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