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banal
adj. |
dull or stale because of overuse.
"Have you heard the banal joke about the deaf man? Neither did he!" |
stale due to overuse
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cliche
n. |
An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse.
"For thousands of years.." |
stale due to overuse
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derivative
adj. |
unorigional, or derived from something already in existance.
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unorigional
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hackneyed
adj. |
made commonplace by overuse
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stale due to overuse
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hack
n. |
One who copies or imitates work of others.
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unorigional
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insipid
adj. |
lacking flavour or taste
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lacking energy
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lackluster
adj. |
lacking vitality , energy or brightness.
"His lackluster attemp to raise his grades made his teachers question his desire to do good" |
lacking energy
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mundane
adj. |
ordinary
"The mundane menu was the biggest flaw with the restuarant" |
boring
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platitude
n. |
quality of being dull
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boring
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prosaic
adj. |
dull, commonplace
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stale due to overuse
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trite
adj. |
unorigional and stale due to overuse.
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stale due to overuse
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vapid
adj. |
lacking freshness and zest; flat, or stale.
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lacking energy
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