trite
[ trahyt ]
/ traɪt /
adjective, trit·er, trit·est.
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
Archaic. rubbed or worn by use.
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Origin of trite
1540–50; < Latin trītus worn, common, equivalent to trī- (variant stem of terere to rub, wear down) + -tus past participle suffix
synonym study for trite
1. See commonplace.
OTHER WORDS FROM trite
Words nearby trite
trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum
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trite
/ (traɪt) /
adjective
hackneyed; dulla trite comment
archaic frayed or worn out
Derived forms of trite
tritely, adverbtriteness, nounWord Origin for trite
C16: from Latin trītus worn down, from terere to rub
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