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clichéd

[ klee-sheyd, kli- ]

adjective

  1. full of or characterized by clichés ( def ):

    a clichéd, boring speech.

  2. representing or expressing a cliché or stereotype; trite; hackneyed; commonplace:

    the old clichéd argument that girls are more affectionate than boys.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of clichéd1

First recorded in 1925–30; cliché ( def ) + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Overall, The Judge wants to be insightful and funny and sad, but it instead ends up being clichéd and redundant.

And at that, music, in my opinion—it sounds clichéd—but it calms the savage beast.

To men, long hair on a woman is a turn-on because it signifies fertility and clichéd ideas of femininity.

For “Untitled Film Stills,” Sherman dressed and posed like the clichéd images of women that she saw on film and TV.

But bringing the two sides together is by now a clichéd appeal that doesn't turn out voters.

And besides, Heywood's clichéd monologue was beginning to pall.

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