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Definition of Cliched
1. Adjective. Repeated regularly without thought or originality. "Ready-made phrases"
Definition of Cliched
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of clichéd) ¹
2. Adjective. Something repeated so often that has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. (defdate from early 20th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cliched
1. cliche [adj] - See also: cliche
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cliched
Literary usage of Cliched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Copy Proof: A New Method for Design and Education by Gert Staal, Edith Gruson (2000)
"... a blank line and a concluding familiar saying such as, 'The early bird catches
the worm,' or a cliched expression: 'You can bet your boots on that'. ..."
2. Secreted Desires: The Major Uranians by Michael Matthew Kaylor (2006)
"This image of a torch-race seems pat, simplistic, cliched — therein resides its
opacity ... such pejoratives — pat, simplistic, cliched — seem befitting, ..."
3. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"... breathtaking views and clear, clean air, that lends the landscape the vivid
hues of an artist's palette, and its cliched title of 'island of contrasts'. ..."
4. Command and Control for War and Peace by DIANE Publishing Company, Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"The somewhat cliched phrase "centralized control, decentralized execution" is
said to characterize American military operations and to be vastly superior to ..."
5. Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices by Ralph Fletcher (2006)
"(If a song includes too many F-bombs, I get to switch to the next one.) These rap
lyrics run the whole gamut—cliched, clever, funny—and some are shocking. ..."
6. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"Sounds too cliched? Wait and see. You'll find yourself succumbing to these
irresistible Latin charms. A Roman town, Aries has managed to preserve traces of ..."
7. Costa Rica Alive! by Bruce Morris (2002)
"The staff greets new arrivals not only with the cliched welcome cocktail, but
also with a warm, moist towel to refresh the road weary. ..."
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