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platitudinarian

pla·ti·tu·dinarian

UK/ˌplatɪˌtjuːdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ US/-ˌtʃuːdɪˈ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes

Origin

From platitude + -arian on analogy of other adjectives ending in -tudinarian, from Latin -tūdin- + -arian, the oblique stem of -tūdō.

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