platitudinal
[ plat-i-tood-n-uh l, -tyood- ]
/ ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əl, -ˈtyud- /
adjective
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Origin of platitudinal
1865–70; platitude + -inal (see -al1), on the model of L derivatives of abstract nouns in -tūdō, stem -tūdin- (cf. latitudinal)
Words nearby platitudinal
platinum blonde, platinum disc, platinum metal, platinum-blond, platitude, platitudinal, platitudinarian, platitudinize, platitudinous, plato, platonic
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Example sentences from the Web for platitudinal
The conversation, owing to the intervention of other of the guests, became general and platitudinal.
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