adjective
trite
tryt
adjective
1
Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
"The speech was full of trite phrases like "at the end of the day.""
"Critics found the film's ending predictable and trite."
How to Use Trite
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo overused it has lost any real impact — a stale cliché.
Common pairings
trite phrase
trite and predictable
sound trite
Word Forms
triter comparative, trites plural, trites plural, tritest superlative
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Etymology
From Latin trītus, "worn out," from terō ("to wear away").