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English to English adjective satellite
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
• bromidic sermons
• his remarks were trite and commonplace
• hackneyed phrases
• a stock answer
• repeating threadbare jokes
• parroting some timeworn axiom
• the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
source: wordnet30 Example:
• a suit of rather antique appearance
• demode (or outmoded) attire
• outmoded ideas
source: wordnet30
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