Trite \Trite\ (tr[imac]t), 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.
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