blandiose
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]blandiose (comparative more blandiose, superlative most blandiose)
- Simultaneously dull and overblown; striving to be impressive, but turning out bland or unoriginal.
- 1989 September 9, Marty Hughley, “Judds give stellar performance”, in The Oregonian:
- The opening act, Restless Heart, presented a 45-minute set of synthesizer-glossed corn-pop that managed to be schlocky, grandstanding and dull all at once. The five-piece band drew appreciative whoops despite a lackluster performance made up mostly of blandiose romantic ballads in the tradition of such denizens of the pop dustbin as Firefall.