trite
trite
trite - Dictionary definition and meaning for word trite
Definition
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms :
banal
,
commonplace
,
hackneyed
,
old-hat
,
shopworn
,
stock
,
threadbare
,
timeworn
,
tired
,
well-worn
Example Sentence
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for trite
trite = tri +it ( so sounds like try + it)
She made the same dish all the time and give it to her friends saying, 'try it' ... as it is repeated so many times, it becomes over familiar.
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by sanjunsai
by sanjunsai
trite sounds like tried...when smthng is tried again n again it bcomes hackneyed
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by ritu1018
by ritu1018
TRITE = TRI + TE(SEE)
= TRI + SEE
= see 3 times
= common
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by dhanu1600
by dhanu1600
TRITE is to give something no RESPITE (without any rest whatsoever) - to keep it continuously in use over and over again.
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by pushpa_edit
by pushpa_edit
TRITE=TRI(3)+TEA...so all of em taste the SAME en COMMON!!!..hope u like it
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by ajitvarma
by ajitvarma