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Meanings of trite in English

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

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      1
      The trite truth of the ratio between approach and enchantment amused him.
      Gladiator
      2
      Nor does the trite epigram touch the surface of the real mystery.
      Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
      3
      Books could be written of the truth of this particular trite saying.
      From a Girl's Point of View
      4
      It's trite to say, but I'll say it anyway: This is revolutionary.
      Wired
      5
      The rest took place with the trite rapidity of the equatorial latitudes.
      Dead Men Tell No Tales
      6
      A trite saying, and one without even the advantage of being practical.
      Johannes cabal the necromancer
      7
      I know that my questions are trite-thatthe answers are keystrokes away.
      Ebony
      8
      It may sound trite but there's an actual buzz about Science Week.
      The Irish Times
      9
      It does not mean the trite, or the commonplace, or the obvious.
      Talks on Talking
      10
      I know it sounds trite, but Karen and I just drifted apart.
      The bay at midnight
      11
      Leading to the sense of being becoming banal and trite through overuse.
      I'm not hanging noodles on your ears and other intriguing idioms...
      12
      The last three words sounded somewhat trite when they struck the air.
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      13
      She made occasional trite remarks, and received replies of the same kind.
      His Second Wife
      14
      Every expression of consolation that came to Myrrima's mind seemed trite, inappropriate.
      Wizardborn
      15
      There's a lot of truth in that trite and homely old saying.
      Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
      16
      And then, even that would have been a trite and threadbare method.
      Yvette
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