platitudinous
adjective
characterized by or given to platitudes.
platitudinously
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a word derived from
platitudinous.
Example Sentences
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Shielding kids from the worst predatory coaches was “non-negotiable,” a spokesperson for Blumenthal platitudinously proclaimed last year.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
Inasmuch as former Undersecretary of State Welles quit his post because of basic differences between himself and Mr. Hull, such diplomatic restraint might argue a mealymouthed, chilly and platitudinously correct book.
From Time Magazine Archive
Verbally and platitudinously one may answer: For the sake of the "satisfactions" they are expected to afford.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode
“There are times when even kindness can be a sort of cruelty,” he patiently and somewhat platitudinously pursued.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
"Of course," said I platitudinously, "human nature is the same everywhere; but there is more color—er—more drama and movement and—er—romance in some cities than in others."
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by O. Henry
