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commonplace and stale, not fresh; trite, insipid
n. banality |
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| stripped of all but the essentials; concise or succint,sometimes to the point of rudeness |
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| gifted talker or storyteller |
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| the use of a nice word or phrase instead of an offensive or terrible honest one; the word or phrase so used |
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| brief, to the point;concise, pithy, terse |
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| banal, overused, commonplace, trite |
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| high-flown, pompous, "windbag" language |
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to speak in a clear, effective way
adj clear and effectivein manner; also jointed or marked off (as "the bettle's articulated segments") |
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| using as few words as possible; concise |
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| wild exaggeration, often on purpose for effect |
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verbal ridicule of a person; personal satire
v. to ridicule |
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| a tired, trite old aying; a banality |
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