platitudinal

[ plat-i-tood-n-uh l, -tyood- ]
/ ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əl, -ˈtyud- /

adjective

Origin of platitudinal

1865–70; platitude + -inal (see -al1), on the model of L derivatives of abstract nouns in -tūdō, stem -tūdin- (cf. latitudinal)

Example sentences from the Web for platitudinal

  • The conversation, owing to the intervention of other of the guests, became general and platitudinal.

    The Devil's Paw |E. Phillips Oppenheim