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platitudinous

[plat-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-] / ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud- /


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On one occasion, Sir Philip was interrupted by committee chairman and Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, who told him: "It sounds less credible every time you repeat it. It sounds platitudinous."

From BBC

The responsibility of a photographer is not only to capture these platitudinous concepts of truth and beauty in artmaking, or the ways in which a subject might see or imagine themselves to be.

From Los Angeles Times

If they dutifully deliver the film’s platitudinous message — “be yourself” — it’s with the conviction of a makeup brand selling a “natural look.”

From New York Times

Often these statements are platitudinous, but this one is quite intriguing.

From The Guardian

Often, it seems pretty innocuous, if platitudinous — but in the case of Claudia Conway, the entire segment registers as deeply disingenuous in light of Claudia's allegations that her mother is "physically, mentally, and emotionally abusive."

From Salon