trite
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trite/trʌɪt/
▶adjective (of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.
– derivatives
tritely adverb,
triteness noun.
tritely adverb,
triteness noun.
– origin C16: from L. tritus, past part. of terere ‘to rub’.
'trite' also found in these Oxford entries:
bromide
- cheesy
- chocolate-box
- commonplace
- cornball
- corny
- hackneyed
- hoary
- hokum
- platitude
