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TOPIK 5adjective

진부하다

jinbuhada

진부해요 · 진부했어요 · 진부한 (+noun)

trite, clichéd, stale

Example

영화 내용이 너무 진부해서 지루했어요.

The movie's plot was so clichéd that it was boring.

Word parts

진 old부 rotten

Literally 'old and rotten'.

Good to know

진부하다 describes the content itself; 식상하다 means you're sick of seeing it.