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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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Adj.

cliched - repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases"

ready-made

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

clichéd

adjective

Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:

Translations

convenzionale stereotipato

cliched

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

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clichéd

[ˈkliːʃeɪd] adj → banal(e)

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clichéd

adj → klischeehaft

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