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11TRITE — urbs circa Herculis columnas, Steph …
12trite — 1540s, from L. tritus worn, familiar, from pp. of terere to rub, wear down (see THROW (Cf. throw)) …
13trite — [adj] silly, commonplace banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliché, clichéd, common, cornball*, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune*, flat, hackneyed, hokey*, jejune, mildewed*, moth eaten*, musty*, old hat*, ordinary, pedestrian,… …
14trite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse. DERIVATIVES tritely adverb triteness noun. ORIGIN Latin tritus rubbed …
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16trite — an·ka·ra·trite; at·trite; ca·top·trite; con·trite; ep·i·trite; lith·o·trite; mont·mar·trite; ni·trite; pen·trite; sid·er·o·na·trite; ther·mo·na·trite; trite; trite·ly; trite·ness; con·trite·ly; con·trite·ness; …
17trite — adjective (triter; tritest) Etymology: Latin tritus, from past participle of terere to rub, wear away more at throw Date: 1548 hackneyed or boring from much use ; not fresh or original • tritely adverb • triteness noun Synonyms …
18trite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commonplace, ordinary; hackneyed, stale, old, corny (sl.), Mickey Mouse (sl.); boring, dull; banal. See habit, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hackneyed, prosaic, stereotyped; see common 1 ,… …
19trite — [[t]tra͟ɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story is trite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times. The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas... The simple… …
20trite — UK [traɪt] / US adjective Word forms trite : adjective trite comparative triter superlative tritest a trite remark is not interesting or original because it is what people usually say in that situation …
