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trite

trite [ trīt ] (comparative trit·er, superlative trit·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
overused: overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality

[Mid-16th century. < Latin tritus, past participle of terere "wear out"]

trite·ly adverb
trite·ness noun
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