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garden-variety(adjective, simple, clean, plain, ordinary)
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hacked
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hokey(adjective, dull, set, flat, silly)
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insipid(adjective, dull, hard, flat, stupid)
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lifeless(adjective, dull, simple, plain, ordinary)
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mediocre(adjective, common, ordinary, familiar, usual)
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noted(knowledge, notorious, recognized, identified)
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olden(adjective, informal, original, old, past)
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out-of-date(adjective, hard, flat, stupid, ordinary)
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outmoded(adjective, last, original, tired, stale)
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permanent
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plain(adjective, simple, flat, stupid, ordinary)
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platitudinal(adjective, excite, informal, usual, trite)
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predictable(adjective, commonplace, obvious, prosaic, imitative)
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repetitive(adjective, flat, stupid, ordinary, dry)
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time-worn(adjective, last, original, past, venerable)
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trite saying(expression, idiom, maxim)
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unglamorous
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uninspiring(adjective, simple, flat, clean, plain)
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unvaried(adjective, simple, ordinary, familiar, natural)
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