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Webster 1913 Edition


Platitudinous

Platˊi-tu′di-nous

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Adj.
Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes.
Platˊi-tu′di-nous-ness
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Noun.

Definition 2024


platitudinous

platitudinous

English

Adjective

platitudinous (comparative more platitudinous, superlative most platitudinous)

  1. Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
    • 2005, Christopher Hitchens, "André Malraux: One Man's Fate", New York Times Book Review, 10 Apr 2005:
      The meeting was brief and platitudinous, but in later accounts [...] Malraux turned it into a major summit of great minds.