clichéd

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cli·chéd

also cli·ched  (klē-shād′)
adj.
Having become stale or commonplace through overuse; hackneyed: "In the States, it might seem a little clichéd; in Paris, it seems fresh and original" (Nina Martin).
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cli•chéd

(kliˈʃeɪd, klɪ-)

adj.
1. full of or characterized by clichés.
2. trite; hackneyed; commonplace: a clichéd expression.
[1925–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cliched - repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases"
unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
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clichéd

adjective
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Translations
convenzionalestereotipato

cliched

clichéd [ˈkliːʃeɪd] ADJ [image, view, argument] → manido, muy visto; [song] → de siempre
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clichéd

[ˈkliːʃeɪd] adjbanal(e)
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clichéd

adjklischeehaft
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