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Banal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Banal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

"bromidic sermons"

"his remarks were trite and commonplace"

"hackneyed phrases"

"a stock answer"

"repeating threadbare jokes"

"parroting some timeworn axiom"

"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

2

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

Example Sentences
"bromidic sermons" adjective
"his remarks were trite and commonplace" adjective
"hackneyed phrases" adjective
"a stock answer" adjective
"repeating threadbare jokes" adjective
"parroting some timeworn axiom" adjective
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal tonal canal
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