clichéd

clichéd
/klee shayd", kli-/, adj.
1. full of or characterized by clichés: a clichéd, boring speech.
2. representing or expressing a cliché or stereotype; trite; hackneyed; commonplace: the old clichéd argument that girls are more affectionate than boys.
[1925-30; CLICHÉ + -ED3]

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