TAKEN FROM SOMETHING ALREADY EXISTING, UNORIGINAL

LACKING VITALITY, ENERGY, OR BRIGHTNESS

SPARING FEW WORDS, CLOSE-MOUTHED

USING FEW WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING

AN IDEA OR EXPRESSION THAT'S STALE OR DULL DUE TO OVERUSE

QUALITY OF BEING DULL, AN OBVIOUS REMARK UTTERED AS IF IT WERE ORIGINAL

BRIEFNESS OR CONCISENESS IN SPEECH OR WRITING

DULL OR STALE BECAUSE OF OVERUSE

USING ONLY THE WORDS THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAKE THE POINT

BRIEF AND FULL OF MEANING AND SUBSTANCE

UNORIGINAL OR STALE DUE TO OVERUSE

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DERIVATIVE
QUALITY OF BEING DULL
TAKEN FROM SOMETHING ALREADY EXISTING
DULL OR STALE BECAUSE OF OVERUSE
UNORIGINAL
2
LACKLUSTER
LACKING FLAVOR OR TASTE
LACKING VITALITY, ENERGY, OR BRIGHTNESS
UNORIGINAL OR STALE DUE TO OVERUSE
AN IDEA OR EXPRESSION THAT IS STALE DUE TO OVERUSE
3
TACITURN
SPARING FEW WORDS
CLEARLY AND BRIEFLY STATED
CLOSE-MOUTHED
NOT TALKING MUCH
4
MUNDANE
DULL
ORDINARY
OVERUSE
COMMONPLACE
5
LACONIC
CLEARLY AND BRIEFLY STATED
NOT TALKING MUCH
SILENT
USING FEW WORDS IN SPEECH
6
CONCISE
TIMID
USING FEW WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING
GIVING OF YOURSELF
TALKING OUT OF TURN
7
QUIESCENT
ACTIVE
INCOMPETENT
QUIET
STILL
8
SUCCINCT
QUALITY OF BEING DULL
CLEARLY AND BRIEFLY STATED
USING FEW WORDS TO EXPRESS ONESELF
RESERVED
9
CLICHE
WHEN YOUR MOTHER CHASTISE YOU DUE TO YOUR ATTITUDE
ASKING AND RECEIVING SOMETHING YOU WANTED FOR A LONG TIME
TAKEN FROM SOMETHING ALREADY EXISTING
AN IDEA OR EXPRESSION THAT'S STALE OR DULL DUE TO OVERUSE
10
PLATITUDE
QUALITY OF BEING DULL
LACKING FLAVOR OR TASTE
AN OBVIOUS REMARK UTTERED AS IF IT WERE ORIGINAL
MADE COMMONPLACE BY OVERUSE
11
RETICENT
BRIEF, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF RUDENESS
NOT TALKING MUCH
RESERVED
INACTIVE OR STILL
12
BREVITY
USING FEW WORDS IN SPEECH
USING FEW WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING
BRIEF AND FULL OF MEANING
BRIEFNESS OR CONCISENESS IN SPEECH OR WRITING
13
PEDESTRIAN
EXCITING
ORDINARY
LACKING VITALITY
TRITE
14
BANAL
TAKEN FROM SOMETHING ALREADY EXISTING
AN IDEA OR EXPRESSION THAT HAS BECOME STALE DUE TO OVERUSE
QUALITY OF BEING DULL
DULL OR STALE BECAUSE OF OVERUSE
15
PROSAIC
HARD
DULL
DISGRUNTLE
COMMONPLACE
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HACKNEYED
BRIEFNESS OR CONCISENESS IN SPEECH OR WRITING
UNORIGINAL AND STALE DUE TO OVERUSE
AN OBVIOUS REMARK UTTERED AS IF IT WERE ORIGINAL
MADE COMMONPLACE BY OVERUSE
17
TERSE
STILL
BRIEF AND FULL OF MEANING AND SUBSTANCE
NOT TALKING MUCH
USING ONLY THE WORDS THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAKE THE POINT
18
PITHY
NOT TALKING UCH
USING FEW WORDS IN SPEAKING AND WRITING
SPARING OF WORDS
BRIEF AND FULL OF MEANING AND SUBSTANCE
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TRITE
LACKING FLAVOR AND TASTE
UNORIGINAL OR STALE DUE TO OVERUSE
QUALITY OF BEING DULL
TAKEN FROM SOMETHING ALREADY EXISTING
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INSIPID
LACKING VITALITY
MADE COMMONPLACE
LACKING FLAVOR OR TASTE
UNORIGINAL

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