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Trite
Trite
(trīt)
, Adj.
[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
, Noun.