Category:Trite

Trite, a. Etym: [l. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; Probably akin to e. throw. See throw, and cf. Contrite, detriment, Tribulation, try.]

Defn: 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.