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clichéd en · ADJ

Etymology

From cliché + -ed.

Meanings

  1. Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed.
    • While most of these small, family-owned eateries were mired in drab décor and had clichéd names like Golden Wok or China Gate, they made up for the kitsch with inexpensive prices. 2015, Huping Ling, Allan W. Austin, Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia:

Forms

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clichéed alternative lexicographic
most clichéd Degree=Sup lexicographic
cliched alternative lexicographic
more clichéd Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

clichédness · unclichéd · clichédly

Synonyms

banal · trite · stale · warmed-over · hackneyed · commonplace · well-worn · overused · cheesy · bromidic · tired · corny · timeworn · threadbare · hoary · overdone · clichéd · pat · overworked · played out · shopworn · dog-eared · stock · bathetic

Translations (15)

de abgedroschen (repeated often) · sv klyschig (repeated often) · de banal (repeated often) · fi kliseinen (repeated often) · cy ystrydebol (repeated often) · es trillado (repeated often) · de abgegriffen (repeated often) · es tópico (repeated often) · pl sztampowy (repeated often) · pl wtórny (repeated often) · de abgenutzt (repeated often) · pl schematyczny (repeated often) · he קְלִישָׁאָתִי (repeated often) · de klischeehaft (repeated often) · th เฝือ (repeated often)

clichéd en · VERB

Etymology

From cliché + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of cliché
    form of cliché

Forms

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clichéed alternative lexicographic
cliched alternative lexicographic