trite
adjective /traɪt/
/traɪt/
- (of a remark, an opinion, etc.) boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not originalExtra Examplessynonym banal
- As trite as it sounds, I had forgotten what greenness was until I saw those palms.
- It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law.
- She seemed bored and asked trite questions.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tritus, past participle of terere ‘to rub’.