platitudinous
adjective
plat·i·tu·di·nous
| \ ˌpla-tə-ˈtüd-nəs
, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-də-nəs, -ˈtyü-\
, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-də-nəs, -ˈtyü-\
Definition of platitudinous
: having the characteristics of a platitude : full of platitudes
platitudinous remarks
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Sonny’s Everyman tale revives the hope that cinema might still be a popular art form, even as the movie year heads into its ugliest, platitudinous, awards-grubbing phase. — Armond White, National Review, "Bottom of the 9th: Sympathy for the Underdog," 6 Sep. 2019 This is about important substance, not platitudinous fluff. — George Skelton, latimes.com, "Villaraigosa is right, single-payer healthcare in California is a political pipe dream," 12 Mar. 2018 The film may be a vessel for some noxious, platitudinous cynicism, but there’s nevertheless something still quaint about it. — Richard Lawson, HWD, "The Greatest Showman," 20 Dec. 2017 This business of saving for future generations is hokum and has become a platitudinous, self-righteous argument legislators use to further their own agendas. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Readers write: Letters to the editor, June 29, 2017," 29 June 2017 Pointing up a disjunction between brutal news and unrelated advertising is familiar, even platitudinous. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "Wade Guyton Packs Information in ‘The New York Times Paintings’," 5 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'platitudinous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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