platitudinous
adjective
plat·i·tu·di·nous
ˌpla-tə-ˈtüd-nəs 
-ˈtyüd-;
-ˈtü-də-nəs,
-ˈtyü-
: having the characteristics of a platitude : full of platitudes
platitudinous remarks
platitudinously
adverb
Examples of platitudinous in a Sentence
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The song that resulted in this frantic, logistically improbable session is stirring but callow, with a gospel-style chord progression that gives false weight to the platitudinous lyrics.
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Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The collection of essays and case studies doesn’t make an explicit case for or against the office, or offer platitudinous architectural solutions (more lounges, more outdoor space).
—Curbed, 4 Jan. 2023
But that platitudinous jumble seems like an afterthought, an attempt to add thematic complexity to an American crime footnote rendered perplexingly dull.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
But Trump wouldn’t parrot even these largely platitudinous policy goals.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
She’s been criticized for this unwillingness to hold to account someone with views that directly threaten his staff’s lives and livelihoods, and for her faintly platitudinous conclusion that food might be able to unite people divided by much more than physical borders.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 July 2020
The density of the later chapters, and their analytical heft, is a sharp contrast with the often platitudinous regurgitations of secondary literature which seem to dominate the sections on antiquity and the medieval period.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2010
Such platitudinous rhetoric persists, of course, deadening the conversation instead of keeping it alive.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2023
Smith’s memo sounded platitudinous, and was mostly ignored.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 June 2022
Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
The collection of essays and case studies doesn’t make an explicit case for or against the office, or offer platitudinous architectural solutions (more lounges, more outdoor space).
—Curbed, 4 Jan. 2023
But that platitudinous jumble seems like an afterthought, an attempt to add thematic complexity to an American crime footnote rendered perplexingly dull.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
But Trump wouldn’t parrot even these largely platitudinous policy goals.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
She’s been criticized for this unwillingness to hold to account someone with views that directly threaten his staff’s lives and livelihoods, and for her faintly platitudinous conclusion that food might be able to unite people divided by much more than physical borders.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 July 2020
The density of the later chapters, and their analytical heft, is a sharp contrast with the often platitudinous regurgitations of secondary literature which seem to dominate the sections on antiquity and the medieval period.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2010
Such platitudinous rhetoric persists, of course, deadening the conversation instead of keeping it alive.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2023
Smith’s memo sounded platitudinous, and was mostly ignored.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 June 2022
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“Platitudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platitudinous. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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