platitudinarian
English
Etymology
From platitude + -in- + -arian.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌplatɪˌtjuːdɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/, /-ˌtʃuːdɪˈ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌplætɪˌtudəˈtɛɹi.ən/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Noun
platitudinarian (plural platitudinarians)
- One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.
- 1894, Richard William Murray, South African Reminiscences, page 138:
- Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Hallite to the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party.
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Translations
one who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing
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References
- ^ “platitudinarian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.