platitudinously
In clichéd fashion
In a manner characterized by dull, obvious statements presented as if profound.
The adverb describes speech or writing that delivers worn-out truisms with unearned gravity: He platitudinously reminded graduates that the future belongs to them.
The word itself is unwieldy enough that using it risks irony.
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- bromideOverused phrase or chemical
- truismStatement needing no proof
commonplace · cliché · chestnut · proverb · adage · saw · aphorism · maxim
No longer fresh
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- shopwornDeteriorated from display
well-worn · timeworn · hoary · moth-eaten · old-hat · overused · exhausted · warmed-over
In a wearisome way
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
- insipidlyIn a dull, flavorless way
vapidly · blandly · lifelessly · flatly · colorlessly · uninterestingly · drily · woodenly
In an unoriginal manner
- formulaicallyIn a fixed pattern
- predictablyIn an expected manner
- conventionallyIn accepted manner
- imitativelyIn copying fashion
uninspiredly · uncreatively · mundanely · ordinarily · stock · boilerplate · cookie-cutter
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
truism · commonplace · cliché · chestnut · proverb · adage · saw · aphorism · maxim · axiom
stale
No longer fresh
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- threadbareWorn until transparent
shopworn · well-worn · timeworn · hoary · moth-eaten · old-hat · overused · exhausted · warmed-over · recycled
tediously
In a wearisome way
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
insipidly · vapidly · blandly · lifelessly · flatly · colorlessly · uninterestingly · drily · woodenly · uninspiringly
derivatively
In an unoriginal manner
- formulaicallyIn a fixed pattern
- predictablyIn an expected manner
- conventionallyIn accepted manner
imitatively · uninspiredly · uncreatively · mundanely · ordinarily · stock · boilerplate · cookie-cutter
platitudinouslyoriginally
From the start
freshly · inventively · creatively · innovatively · uniquely
platitudinouslyinsightfully
With keen understanding
profoundly · penetratingly · perceptively · thoughtfully · incisively