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trite

[trahyt]

adjective

triter, tritest 
  1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.

    the trite phrases in his letter.

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  2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc..

    The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.

  3. Archaic.rubbed or worn by use.



trite

/ ٰɪ /

adjective

  1. hackneyed; dull

    a trite comment

  2. archaicfrayed or worn out

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • tritely adverb
  • triteness noun
  • untrite adjective
  • untritely adverb
  • untriteness noun
  • ˈٰٱ adverb
  • ˈٰٱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trite1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ٰīٳܲ “worn, common,” past participle of terere “to rub, wear down”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trite1

C16: from Latin ٰīٳܲ worn down, from terere to rub
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Example Sentences

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And as this act goes on, he opts for a trite missive about being with the one you love at the end of the world.

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He knew exactly what he wanted and why and how to tell me, which sounds trite because, you're a director, so that's what a director does.

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As if Violet wasn’t nervous enough, her pleasant conversation with Henry is interrupted by trite memes covered in Impact-font text.

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Nancy’s adorable gullibility sets her apart from a trite thriller wife.

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But the film doesn’t simply evaluate the constraints of monogamy — you’d rarely find a plot point so trite in a Soderbergh film.

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does trite mean?

Trite describes something as being boring or ineffective because it is used so much, as in All politicians seem to make the same trite promises to be honest.Something that is trite is stale and worn out. It’s most often used to criticize or insult someone’s speech or writing ability.Example: This lecture kept going in circles and was so trite.

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