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Dictionary definition and meaning for trite

TRITE

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  • (adj.) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    "bromidic sermons", "his remarks were trite and commonplace", "hackneyed phrases", "a stock answer", "repeating threadbare jokes", "parroting some timeworn axiom", "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

    synonyms : banal , commonplace , hackneyed , old-hat , shopworn , stock , threadbare , timeworn , tired , well-worn

    the article she came up with had no matter to it- just banal stuff. -added by diviya_inlas

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  • (Tag: ) trite = tri +it ( so sounds like try + it) She made the same dish all the time and give it to her friends saying, 'try it' ... as it is repeated so many times, it becomes over familiar.

    added by sanjunsai    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) TRITE is to give something no RESPITE (without any rest whatsoever) - to keep it continuously in use over and over again.

    added by pushpa_edit    editEdit Mnemonic

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