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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clichéd¹

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

Example Sentences

This is contemporary sound to dispel clichéd fears of abrasive modernism while never cheaply pandering to mass appeal.

From New York Times

Too often, he found, they relied on "clichéd", post-colonial motifs.

From BBC

"I know it’s a bit of a cliched word but it does provide a little bit of closure too, I guess," she said.

From BBC

It toggles back and forth in time to juxtapose moments that create meaning, but a scene of Almut deciding against treatment followed by her getting her haircut—a cliched literary device that signals life change!—is typical of how heavy-handed the film is.

From Salon

Three games into his tenure, this innings had all of the hallmarks of a cliched captain’s knock.

From BBC