platitudinous

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platitudinous

/ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ UK
/-ˈtʃuː-/ UK
/ˌplætɪˈt(j)ud(ə)nəs/ US
/-ɾɪ-/ US

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From platitude + -ous on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinous, from Latin -tūdin- + -ous, the oblique stem of -tūdō. Compare platitudinize.

adjective more platitudinous · most platitudinous

Characterised by clichés or platitudes. If [Lord George] Bentinck had been reared for office, if, as Wilberforce recommends, he had been harnessed early to official duty, and if he had been sent into Parliament a platitudinous thing, made up of statistics, red tape and priggishness, like Mr. [Benjamin] Disraeli's Tadpole and Taper, we cou

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@misc{platitudinous_2026,
  title = {platitudinous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platitudinous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}