platitudinous

[ plat-i-tood-n-uh s, -tyood- ]

/ ˌplæt ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud- /

characterized by or given to platitudes.

of the nature of or resembling a platitude.

Origin of platitudinous

1855–60; platitude + -inous (see platitudinal, -ous)

plat·i·tu·di·nous·ly, adverb plat·i·tu·di·nous·ness, noun non·plat·i·tu·di·nous, adjective non·plat·i·tu·di·nous·ly, adverb

un·plat·i·tu·di·nous, adjective un·plat·i·tu·di·nous·ly, adverb un·plat·i·tu·di·nous·ness, noun

Everyone this side of Charles Krauthammer agrees that Romney was general and platitudinous and not that engaged.

Reality Vs. 'Reality' |Michael Tomasky |October 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He had to deal with concrete illustrations, instead of expanding into platitudinous generalities.

Hours in a Library |Leslie Stephen
It used to be axiomatic, platitudinous, that Frenchwomen dressed better than Englishwomen.

France |Gordon Cochrane Home
Now Poussin is, or appears to be, in many of his works a dramatic painter, and for us his drama is platitudinous.

Essays on Art |A. Clutton-Brock

The stoutest heart may fail, without blame, before the flat-footed pedestrianism of these platitudinous volumes.

The Glory of English Prose |Stephen Coleridge
The other responded with a tiny shrug as if he deprecated the platitudinous nature of the remark.

The Pursuit |Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile