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UK
/tɹˈaɪt/
]
[ US /ˈtɹaɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹaɪt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
a stock answer
his remarks were trite and commonplace
parroting some timeworn axiom
bromidic sermons
the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
repeating threadbare jokes
hackneyed phrases
bromidic sermons
a stock answer
How To Use trite In A Sentence
- The Plover is to be communicated with each year by a man-of-war — the Amphitrite is the next. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
- Like sausages, bacon tends to be very salty and may also be preserved with the chemical sodium nitrite, which has been linked to an increased risk of stomach cancer.
- That was rude of me, Colbert says, faux contritely. Stephen Colbert walks out on 'The View'
- Maybe she's confused by your claim because she knows what the word trite actually means. Okay. I'm up for it tonight. I'm live-blogging Hillary Night at the Democratic Convention.
- As for the remaining four songs, 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' and 'Tea In The Sahara' are doomy ciphers, the former possibly about marriage, the latter open to a handful of interpretations, none of them exactly upbeat, while 'Synchronicity I' is a trifle explaining the title concept and the monster hit 'Every Breath You Take', is ostensibly a trite love song with it's icy and obsessive core just barely concealed. Synchronicity
- It may sound trite, cliche, corny, even, but I would like to thank my parents.
- Production of the weak acid nitrite and excretion of undissociated nitric acid may help to stabilize cytosolic pH.
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- Viv," I said, contrite, and reached out a hand: I was greatly shaken, not having expected her tears. Port Eternity
- ‘It was also clear that he was genuinely contrite and that he had never previously been in any kind of trouble with the police,’ he said.