TRITE

trite. Trite, a. common, old, stale, threadbare, worn out

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Trite (?), a. [[L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment, Tribulation, Try.]] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject. — Trite″ly, adv. — Trite″ness, n.