platitudinous

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Its refrain is simple and straightforward, critics would say overly simplistic and platitudinous:

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  1. Relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; stale; trite; flat; dull; insipid.

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  • I think that I am sickeningly platitudinous, and I am sometimes exceedingly bored with the bourgeois which I have under my skin. —  The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
  • The poetry they read was meaningful, not platitudinous, and unusual. —  Ampersand Duck
  • It's not quite platitudinous, but it's awfully close. —  Registan.net
  • Predictably, the opposition has gone at Patil hammer and tongs for his platitudinous blathering in the face of the recurring slaughter of innocents. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Even though the Citizen's Charter may sound platitudinous, it could be invaluable to the most vulnerable in our society because they are generally the victims of corruption. —  The Times of India
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