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é

[klee-sheyd, kli-]

adjective

  1. full of or characterized by é.

    a é, boring speech.

  2. representing or expressing a é or stereotype; trite; hackneyed; commonplace.

    the old é argument that girls are more affectionate than boys.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of é1

First recorded in 1925–30; é ( def. ) + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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“I never want anybody to say the word ‘kimchi’ or to feature it, because it’s just such a cliched thing to talk about kimchi like that is the one representative thing for Koreans.

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Yet much of what occurs feels cliched, as does much of the language and dialogue.

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That has resulted in cliched language that tests well in a focus group but feels inauthentic to real voters who do not actually care, in practice, about Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Policy Challenges.

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The prose is as famous as it is cliched, but Niemöller’s message is the same one that we Christians take to heart during Holy Week.

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Well at least it gives credence to the old adage, “ Clichéd minds think alike.”

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