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platitudinarian

[ plat-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ]
/ ˌplæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- /
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noun
a person who frequently or habitually utters platitudes.
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Origin of platitudinarian

1850–55; platitudin(ous) + -arian, perhaps on the model of latitudinarian
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