trite
Meaning
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- Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
Synonyms
of no account
hard-worked
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹaɪt/
Etymology
From Latin trītus "worn out," a form of the verb terō (“I wear away, wear out”).
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