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trite(1) (iou)



trite adjective. M16.
[Latin tritus pa. pple of terere rub.]
1. No longer novel or fresh; stale through constant use or repetition; hackneyed, commonplace. M16.
Vanity Fair Polke continues to use the deliberately trite images of his early paintings. J. Trollope It's so trite to talk about being oneself, but it's what..I truly feel.
2. Physically worn away; well worn, frayed; (of a path) well-beaten. Now rare. L16.
tritely adverb L17.
triteness noun E18.
tritical adjective (joc.) trite, commonplace E18.
tritish adjective L18.