Adjective: banal bu'nal or 'bey-n(u)l [N. Amer], bu'nãl [Brit]
- Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
"his remarks were trite and banal";
- commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat [informal], shopworn [N. Amer], stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, shop-soiled [Brit]
See also: clichéd, cornball [N. Amer, informal], hacky [informal], unoriginal
Encyclopedia: Banal, Joel